Nelson Lake (San Bernardino County)
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Nelson Lake is a dry lake
in the Mojave Desert
of San Bernardino County, California
, 67 km (41.6 mi) northeast of Barstow
. The lake is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) by 2 km (1.2 mi) at its widest point.
Nelson Lake is on federal lands within the borders of the Fort Irwin Military Reservation
, southhwest of the Granite Mountains
.
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...
in the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
of San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, 67 km (41.6 mi) northeast of Barstow
Barstow, California
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
. The lake is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) by 2 km (1.2 mi) at its widest point.
Nelson Lake is on federal lands within the borders of the Fort Irwin Military Reservation
Fort Irwin Military Reservation
Fort Irwin & the National Training Center is a major training area for the United States Military and is a census-designated place located in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. Fort Irwin sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Fort Irwin's...
, southhwest of the Granite Mountains
Granite Mountains (California)
The Granite Mountains is a small mountain range in San Bernardino County, California, USA, located in the Mojave Desert.They are in the Mojave National Preserve, in the National Park Service system.-Geography:...
.