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Caliente, Nevada
Constructed in 1923 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic marker:
Caliente, formerly known as Culverwell and Calientes is a city in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. Its elevation is 4,300 feet (1,310 meters). The population was 1,130 at the 2010 census. The city's name originated from the nearby hot springs, as "caliente" is the Spanish word meaning "hot".
Caliente was founded in 1901 on Culverwell Ranch (or just Culverwell), built on land owned by William and Charles Culverwell. The town was initially given the name of Calientes, due to the hot springs present in the area, but later in the year a post office was erected and workers removed the "s" from the name of the town. In 1905, the Union Pacific railroad was completed, followed by the construction of the train depot in the style of Spanish mission architecture. The train depot, built in 1923, is now a museum that exhibits historical information. The town once reached a peak of over 5,000 residents, but its population continually declined.
Caliente is located near the Kershaw-Ryan State Park. This park contains hiking trails, campgrounds, volleyball courts, picnic pavilions, horseshoe pits, a playground, and a small natural swimming pool.
The Caliente Railroad Depot is a 2 story Union Pacific Railroad depot located next to the rail line. It houses the city's offices, a library, and a gallery.
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Este é o leito do Rio Urubanba que transbordou em Janeiro de 2010 deixando os turistas que foram visitar Machu Picchu isolados na cidade de Aguas Calientes
This picture may not seem important, but it is... One of my favorite places to visit in Nevada is Pioche (another set in the 'Nevada' collection) . Pioche was a very thriving mining town from the mid-1800's well into the 1900's. The main transportation to Pioche in the early years was by a narrow-gauge railway that connected with the transcontinental railway in Caliente. What is in the center of this picture is a railway bridge from that older railroad. It appears to have been converted into a vehicle bridge.
(Best viewed as part of Lincoln county set)
Caliente Mountain
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The Cuyama River is a river in southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County, California. The 85-miles river is a tributary of the Santa Maria River, which is formed when the Cuyama River meets the Sisquoc River. Its upper reaches are in Ventura County, where it is split into a north and south fork. After the forks combine, the river briefly flows through the far northeast through the towns of Cuyama and New Cuyama in Santa Barbara County before entering San Luis Obispo County, California. The river travels just inside San Luis Obispo County for most of its length, a couple of miles above Santa Barbara County. When it becomes the Santa Maria River, it serves as the boundary between the two counties.
The North Fork's headwaters are above 8,000 feet in the southern section of the Los Padres National Forest, specifically the Chumash Wilderness Area. The South Fork's headwaters are above 5,000 feet in Dick Smith Wilderness and Sespe Wilderness, also in the southern section of the Los Padres National Forest. Downstream from the confluence of the forks, the river flows between the Caliente Range and the Sierra Madre Mountains in the Cuyama Valley. About 66 miles from its source, the river reaches Twitchell Reservoir, formed by Twitchell Dam. The dam provides flood control and allows water to be released gradually, so that as much of it will seep into the soil, recharging the groundwater, as possible. The water is released as quickly as possible while still allowing it percolate into the ground, so the reservoir is often empty. The river and the reservoir are usually dry during the summer, when there is little or no rain. However, large flows can occur following winter storms. The river flows another 6 miles before its confluence with the Sisquoc River, about 20 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean. The river's course has been altered over its history by fault displacement.