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About Duckwater

Duckwater is an unincorporated community located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Nevada, in the Duckwater Valley at about the same latitude as Sacramento, California. It is in Nye County, at the eastern edge of the Duckwater Indian Reservation, near the Red Mountain Wilderness at the end of Nevada State Route 379.
From Wikipedia, "Duckwater, Nevada", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Duckwater, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Duckwater is

USGS topographic map around Duckwater — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Duckwater

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1956 Lund sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1960 Lund sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1964 Duckwater sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1980 Duckwater sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
1990 Duckwater sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Duckwater

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.

Currant18.3 mi SE · Nye
Allred19.7 mi SE · Nye
Treasure City24.1 mi NE · White Pine
Hamilton25.4 mi NE · White Pine
Lockes26.2 mi S · Nye
Preston35.0 mi E · White Pine
Vanderbilt36.9 mi N · Eureka
Lund38.4 mi E · White Pine

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Duckwater": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Duckwater, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q1236784.
USGS GNIS 845826.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).