| Antelope Valley | |
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 Topaz Lake Reservoir valley center-west | |
  Antelope Valley Antelope Valley inCalifornia &Nevada | |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Width | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°44′12″N119°24′35″W / 38.73667°N 119.40972°W /38.73667; -119.40972 |
| Rivers | West Walker River |
TheAntelope Valley is a high valley in the easternSierra Nevada stretching fromMono County, California toDouglas County, Nevada.[1]
Antelope Valley is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.[2] TheUSGS reports its elevation at 4,977 feet (1,517 m).[1] It stretches from38°44′12″N119°24′35″W / 38.73667°N 119.40972°W /38.73667; -119.40972 to38°30′44″N119°27′04″W / 38.51222°N 119.45111°W /38.51222; -119.45111.[1] The mountains surrounding the valley floor rise to over 10,000 feet (3,000 m).[3] The topography of the valley floor is gently rolling and conducive to the agricultural and pastoral uses to which it is put.[3] The valley sides are made up of steep slopes.[3] The primary land use is irrigation-based agriculture and grazing.[4]
Antelope Valley is watered by theWest Walker River and Mill Creak, and containsTopaz Lake (a reservoir).[3]
On the California side of the border, where the vast majority (33 square miles (85 km2)) of the valley lies, the Antelope Valley is served by theAntelope Valley Fire Protection District (formed 1947)[3] and theAntelope Valley Water District (formed 1961),[4] and includes the communities ofColeville,Topaz, andWalker.
The 2000 census reported that the population of the portion of Antelope Valley in California was 1,525.[3] In 2003, the California Department of Finance estimated that the population was 1,557.[3]
U.S. Route 395 traverses the valley and is its primary thoroughfare.[3]