Lake Humboldt
Lake in Nevada, United States
40°00′02.88″N 118°37′27.12″W / 40.0008000°N 118.6242000°W / 40.0008000; -118.6242000
Lake Humboldt or Humboldt Lake is an endorheic basin lake in northern Churchill County and southern Pershing County in the state of Nevada in the United States.[2] The lake has the name of Alexander von Humboldt, a German natural scientist.[3]
The lake receives the Humboldt River from the north but has no outlet. Humboldt Sink, an intermittent extension of the lake to the south, crosses into northern Churchill County.[2] Since the lake is fed by a freshwater source but has no outlet, its water varies between brackish and extremely salt-laden depending on its distance from the inlet.
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