Yucca Mountain Oversight The strongest relationship of the areas economy to that of the larger region is directly and indirectly associated with water, transportation, and tourism. Walker Lake provides regional opportunities for recreation. The ability to sustain a sport fishery and water levels in ...

Yucca Mountain Oversight The most direct inpact to land uses from a rail operation through Mineral County occurs at the Walker River Piaute Tribe lands (Schurz), Mina, and Luning. The existing rail line used for ammunition shipments passing through Tribal lands enroute to Hawthorne Army Ammunition D...

Yucca Mountain Oversight With the exception of Walker Lake and Walker River there are few perennial streams in the County. Most of the perennial streams are located in the Wassuk Range west of Walker Lake. Previous | Home | Next ...

Mineral County Oversight The Thorne Line, which extends from Fort Churchill to Thorne. The Army owns it on either side of the reservation and has a lease through the Reservation. The Army maintains the line and the Southern Pacific services it. The track is designated Class I with a maximum speed of...

Yucca Mountain Oversight Walker Lake's waters are of relatively poor quality, characterized by high concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS), consisting mostly of salts, relatively high temperatures, low dissolved oxygen, and the presence of hydrogen sulfide. The lake also tends to support lar...