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Playa, lake bed, and flood plain deposits

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Map unit used in all counties for recent lake beds, playas, and flood plains. Polygons from the 1978 State map unit Qp were added where no playa was shown on the county maps.
State Nevada
Name Playa, lake bed, and flood plain deposits
Geologic age Holocene and Pleistocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Playa, Lacustrine, Fluvial)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Playa, Lacustrine, Fluvial)
References

Crafford, A.E.J., 2007, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 249, 1 CD-ROM, 46 p., 1 plate; Scale 1:250,000. Extended unit descriptions taken from pamphlet that accompanies geologic data/map.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ds249
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Counties Churchill - Clark - Douglas - Elko - Esmeralda - Eureka - Humboldt - Lander - Lincoln - Lyon - Mineral - Nye - Pershing - Storey - Washoe - White Pine - Carson City