Sarcobatus Flat
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Sarcobatus Flat is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basinsthat, along with Cactus Flat
, is an eponym
for the larger Cactus-Sarcobatus Watershed. The flat is in the Tonopah Basin
and is demarcated from Amargosa Valley
of the Mojave Desert
to the south by the arid footslopes of the Central Basin and Range ecoregion
.
Cactus Flat
Cactus Flat is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins in the Cactus-Sacrobatus Watershed, for which it is an eponym. The flat is the location of the Tonopah Test Range Airport and Tonopah Test Range, a component of the Nevada Test and Training Range used for weapons testing since the 1950s...
, is an eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
for the larger Cactus-Sarcobatus Watershed. The flat is in the Tonopah Basin
Tonopah Basin
The Tonopah Basin is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins that extends from the band of arid footslopes along the north side of the Mojave Desert northward into the Big Smoky Valley and the Railroad Valley...
and is demarcated from Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley
The Amargosa Valley is a Nevada landform east of the Amargosa Range that is the eponym for the town of Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad ran through the valley from 1906 to 1940.-Solar thermal plant:...
of 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...
to the south by the arid footslopes of the Central Basin and Range ecoregion
Central Basin and Range ecoregion
The Central Basin and Range ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with 26 different Level IV ecoregions...
.