Jean Lake
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Jean Lake, is a small endorheic
dry lake
3 mi east of Jean, Nevada
and Interstate 15
. With the Bird Spring Range
adjacent northwest it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley
is adjacent south.
Endorheic
An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other bodies of water such as rivers or oceans...
dry lake
Dry lake
Dry lakes are ephemeral lakebeds, or a remnant of an endorheic lake. Such flats consist of fine-grained sediments infused with alkali salts. Dry lakes are also referred to as alkali flats, sabkhas, playas or mud flats...
3 mi east of Jean, Nevada
Jean, Nevada
Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, located approximately north of the Nevada-California state line along Interstate 15. Las Vegas is located about to the north...
and Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Nevada
In the U.S. State of Nevada, Interstate 15 begins in Primm, continues through Las Vegas and it crosses the border with Arizona in Mesquite. The freeway runs entirely in Clark County. Many motorists use Interstate 15 to visit Las Vegas, as it is the only primary Interstate Highway in the city. The...
. With the Bird Spring Range
Bird Spring Range
The Bird Spring Range is a mountain range in Clark County, Nevada....
adjacent northwest it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley
Ivanpah Valley
The Ivanpah Valley is in southeastern California and southern Nevada in the United States. The valley is between the New York Mountains and the Ivanpah Mountains in San Bernardino County on the California side, and in Clark County on the Nevada side. The communities of Cima, California, Nipton,...
is adjacent south.