White River (Muddy River tributary)

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Name: White River (Muddy River tributary)
Water system: Colorado River (Gulf of California)
Water type: River
Progression: Muddy River (Nevada) -> Lake Mead -> Colorado River (Gulf of California) -> Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical, Arid (desert)
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

The White River is a small and discontinuous 222 km-long river located in southeastern Nevada notable for several endemic species of fish. The river was named for F. A. White, a 19th-century explorer. The White River system features several endemic fish species:

White River Colorado gila Gila robusta jordani
White River speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus velifer
White River spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis. Less than 50 of this endangered fish remained in 1993.
Pahranagat spinedace Lepidomeda altivelis
White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi

Also named for the area is the White River mountainsucker (Pantosteus intermedius) subspecies.

White River (Muddy River tributary)

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