Moapa Valley travel guide

Moapa Valley is a valley and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The valley is about 40 miles long and lies roughly northwest to southeast. The Muddy River, formerly called the Moapa River, originates from warm artesian springs and flows through the valley before emptying into Lake Mead. The towns of Moapa, Logandale and Overton are located in the valley. Logandale is about 12 miles southeast of Moapa and Overton is about 5 miles southeast of Logandale. Prior to the creation of Lake Mead, Moapa Valley also included the town of St. Thomas. It was abandoned in 1938 due to the rising lake level. The population of the census-designated place, which does not include Moapa, was 5,784 at the 2000 census, and was estimated to be 6,984 in 2006. (...) more…