CLARK
COUNTY WETLANDS PARK
The Clark County Wetlands Park is the largest park in Clark
County. It is on the east side of the Las Vegas valley and runs
from the various water treatment plants near the natural beginning
of the Las Vegas Wash to where the wash flows under Lake Las
Vegas and later into Lake Mead. Installing native plants and
large pieces of demolished construction debris is stabilizing
the sides of the wash. Some of the native plants, especially
those in the areas of standing water, also help to purify the
water by removing various pollutants as the slow moving water
provides these plants with nourishment. The displays within
the park attempt to show visitors how the wash looked before
major settlement occurred in the valley and how much impact
people have had on the environment. The park has a visitor’s
center and miles of walking paths.
LAS
VEGAS WASH
The Las Vegas Wash is a 12-mile long natural drainage channel
for the Las Vegas Valley. Before development in the valley above
the wash, it was able to contain the flows from rainwater that
fell in the valley and hills above. When the first sewage treatment
plant went on line, the flows began increasing to the point
that the channel expanded in size as the increased flows eroded
the wash's walls.
LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is located in southern Nevada
and northwestern Arizona. The centerpieces of the National Recreation
Area are it's two large reservoirs: Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.
These lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen
while the surrounding desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers,
and roadside sightseers. Three of America's four desert ecosystems
— the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin desert, and the Sonoran
Desert — meet in Lake Mead NRA. As a result, this seemingly
barren area contains a surprising variety of plants and animals,
some of which may be found nowhere else in the world. The Hoover
Dam, which was completed in 1936 creating Lake Mead, is located
within Lake Mead NRA. The United States Bureau of Reclamation
manages tours of the dam and the Hoover Dam Visitor Center.
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