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Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is a town located in Nye County, Nevada in the Amargosa Desert. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,176. An interim census report issued in August, 2002 put the town's population at 1,615. The state of Nevada estimated its population to be 1,435 in 2006. Description: The town is named for the Amargosa River which flows through the valley from its origination in Nevada to its terminus in Death Valley, California. Amargosa means "bitter water" in Spanish. Like most desert rivers, the 200 mile (320 km) long Amargosa flows only when rare rainfalls flood the desert washes, except for a 20 mile (32 km) segment near Shoshone, California, where the river flows perennially. The name "Amargosa Valley" is used locally, although the broad valley in which the town resides is officially labeled on USGS topographic maps as the "Amargosa Desert". The populated area of the Amargosa Desert is sandwiched between U.S. 95 to the north, and ... Read more about Amargosa Valley on Wikipedia

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