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Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area

Coordinates: 37°03′14″N 113°58′55″W / 37.054°N 113.982°W / 37.054; -113.982
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Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
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LocationWashington County, Utah, United States
Nearest citySt. George, Utah
Coordinates37°03′14″N 113°58′55″W / 37.054°N 113.982°W / 37.054; -113.982
Area63,500 acres (257 km2)
Established2009
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management
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The Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area is a 63,500-acre (257 km2) United States National Conservation Area located in southwest Utah west of St. George along the borders with Arizona and Nevada.[1] It is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and was authorized in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.[2]

The Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA) is drained by Beaver Dam Wash in the watershed of the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River.[3] The NCA provides habitat for the desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, Joshua trees, and other threatened and sensitive species.

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References

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  1. ^ Staff. "Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Holt, Rush D. (March 30, 2009), Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, archived from the original on December 12, 2012, retrieved May 26, 2012
  3. ^ Staff. "Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area". St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

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