Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
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| Location | Washington County, Utah, United States |
| Nearest city | St. George, Utah |
| Coordinates | 37°03′14″N 113°58′55″W / 37.054°N 113.982°WCoordinates: 37°03′14″N 113°58′55″W / 37.054°N 113.982°W |
| Area | 63,500 acres (257 km2) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
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The Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area is a 63,500-acre (257 km2) United States National Conservation Area located in southwest Utah west of St. George along the borders with Arizona and Nevada. It is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and was authorized in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.
The Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA) is drained by Beaver Dam Wash in the watershed of the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River. The NCA provides habitat for the desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, Joshua trees, and other threatened and sensitive species.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Bureau of Land Management.
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