See Also: Humboldt River(encyclopedia)
Humboldt (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Humboldt Capital(finance)
Humboldt Pie Cafe(tourism)
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital(health)
Humboldt, (Karl) Wilhelm, baron von(encyclopedia)
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park(tourism)
Humboldt, (Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich) Alexander, Freiherr (baron) von(encyclopedia)
Vah River(encyclopedia)
Xi River(encyclopedia)

Humboldt River (sh)




River, northern Nevada, U.S. Rising in Elko county, it flows west and southwest for 290 mi (467 km) to Humboldt Lake (also called Humboldt Sink).

Named by John C. Fremont for Alexander von Humboldt, it was an important route for emigrants going from Salt Lake City to the goldfields in central California.