Spring Valley State Park
{{Short description|State park in Nevada, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Spring Valley State Park
| photo = 2015-01-15_13_08_41_View_east_across_Eagle_Valley_Reservoir_in_Spring_Valley_State_Park,_Nevada.JPG
| photo_width = 280
| photo_alt = Reseroir
| photo_caption = Eagle Valley Reservoir
| map = Nevada
| map_caption = Location in Nevada
| map_width = 280
| relief = 1
| label = Spring Valley State Park
| location = Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
| nearest_town = Pioche, Nevada
| coords = {{coord|38|1|23|N|114|11|53|W|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|926.83|acre|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|5840|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{cite gnis|857973|Eagle Valley Reservoir}}
| established = 1969
| free_label = Named for
| free_data =
| designation = Nevada state park
| administrator = Nevada Division of State Parks
| visitation_num = 29,311 vehicles
| visitation_year = 2017
| status =
| website = {{Official website}}
| embedded =
}}
Spring Valley State Park is a public recreation area adjoining the {{convert|65|acre|ha|adj=on}} Eagle Valley Reservoir in eastern Nevada near the border with the state of Utah. The state park is located at the east end of Nevada State Route 322, {{convert|20|mi}} east of the town of Pioche and near the village of Ursine.
History
The Eagle Valley Dam was built on Meadow Valley Wash in 1965, creating the Eagle Valley Reservoir for agricultural usage. The area around the reservoir was designated a state park in 1969.
Activities and amenities
The park offers camping, fishing, a boat launch, picnicking, hiking trails, historic ranch buildings, and a group-use area.
Climate
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|location = Spring Valley State Park, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, 1974-2020 extremes: 5950ft (1814m)
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 84
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 68
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 55.9
|Feb avg record high F = 59.5
|Mar avg record high F = 67.9
|Apr avg record high F = 75.8
|May avg record high F = 83.8
|Jun avg record high F = 92.2
|Jul avg record high F = 97.1
|Aug avg record high F = 94.0
|Sep avg record high F = 88.7
|Oct avg record high F = 79.3
|Nov avg record high F = 68.1
|Dec avg record high F = 57.0
|year avg record high F = 97.7
|Jan high F = 43.7
|Feb high F = 47.0
|Mar high F = 54.7
|Apr high F = 62.1
|May high F = 71.5
|Jun high F = 82.9
|Jul high F = 89.3
|Aug high F = 87.0
|Sep high F = 79.8
|Oct high F = 66.9
|Nov high F = 53.7
|Dec high F = 43.6
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 26.9
|Feb mean F = 30.9
|Mar mean F = 37.9
|Apr mean F = 43.1
|May mean F = 51.1
|Jun mean F = 59.1
|Jul mean F = 66.2
|Aug mean F = 64.1
|Sep mean F = 56.3
|Oct mean F = 44.8
|Nov mean F = 34.7
|Dec mean F = 26.3
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 10.1
|Feb low F = 14.8
|Mar low F = 21.0
|Apr low F = 24.2
|May low F = 30.6
|Jun low F = 35.2
|Jul low F = 43.2
|Aug low F = 41.2
|Sep low F = 32.8
|Oct low F = 22.8
|Nov low F = 15.8
|Dec low F = 9.0
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F= -10.9
|Feb avg record low F= -3.1
|Mar avg record low F = 7.2
|Apr avg record low F = 11.8
|May avg record low F = 18.8
|Jun avg record low F = 25.4
|Jul avg record low F = 31.7
|Aug avg record low F = 30.4
|Sep avg record low F = 22.2
|Oct avg record low F = 11.5
|Nov avg record low F = 0.8
|Dec avg record low F = -8.6
|year avg record low F = -17.4
|Jan record low F = −29
|Feb record low F = −33
|Mar record low F = −10
|Apr record low F = -3
|May record low F = 9
|Jun record low F = 13
|Jul record low F = 24
|Aug record low F = 21
|Sep record low F = 13
|Oct record low F = -2
|Nov record low F = -26
|Dec record low F = −45
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.04
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.51
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.42
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.87
|May precipitation inch = 0.86
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.51
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.00
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.57
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.00
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.22
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.43
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 4.80
|Feb snow inch = 5.90
|Mar snow inch = 5.00
|Apr snow inch = 1.60
|May snow inch = 0.20
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 0.40
|Nov snow inch = 2.60
|Dec snow inch = 6.10
|year snow inch =
|source 1 = NOAA (1981-2010 snowfall)
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00267750&format=pdf
|title = Spring Valley State Park, Nevada 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = November 14, 2023
}}
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00267750&format=pdf
|title = Spring Valley State Park, Nevada 1981-2010 Monthly Normals
|access-date = November 14, 2023
}}
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = November 14, 2023
}}
}}
References
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External links
{{stack|{{Commons category|Spring Valley State Park}}}}
- [http://parks.nv.gov/parks/spring-valley Spring Valley State Park], Nevada State Parks
- [https://www.ndow.org/waters/eagle-valley-reservoir/
Eagle Valley Reservoir], Nevada Department of Wildlife
{{Nevada state parks}}
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Category:State parks of Nevada
Category:Protected areas of Lincoln County, Nevada
Category:Protected areas established in 1969