Mohave Valley
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| Country | United States |
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| States | Arizona, California, Nevada |
| Region | Lower Colorado River Valley (southeast)-Mojave Desert ((northwest)-Sonoran Desert) |
| Districts | Mohave County AZ, San Bernardino County CA, Clark County, NV |
| Borders on | Colorado River-W Black Mesa (western Arizona)-E Black Mountains (Arizona)-NE Mohave Mountains-S Newberry Mountains (Nevada)-NW Dead Mountains-W & NW Sacramento Mountains (California)-SW |
| City | Mohave Valley, AZ–Needles, CA (Bullhead City, AZ–Golden Shores, AZ) |
| Landmarks | Boundary Cone, Fort Mojave Indian Reservation |
| River | Colorado River |
| Coordinates | 34°57′25″N 114°35′5″W / 34.95694°N 114.58472°WCoordinates: 34°57′25″N 114°35′5″W / 34.95694°N 114.58472°W |
| Highest point | Conical Peak |
| Lowest point | Topock Marsh |
| - location |
Topock, AZ (southeast valley-Colorado R. & Topock Gorge) |
| - elevation | 500 ft (152 m) |
| - coordinates | 34°46′35″N 114°30′52″W / 34.77639°N 114.51444°W |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km), N-S |
| Width | 10 mi (16 km) |
 
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The Mohave Valley is a valley located mostly on the east shore of the south-flowing Colorado River in northwest Arizona. The valley extends into California's San Bernardino County; the northern side of the valley extends into extreme southeast Clark County, Nevada. The main part of the valley lies in southwest Mohave County, Arizona and is at the intersection of the southeast Mojave and northwest Sonoran deserts.
The valley extends into the three states of California, Arizona and Nevada, and the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation extends into them as well. On the west, the valley borders the Dead Mountains of California which overlook the tri-state intersection point.
Needles on Interstate 40 lies on the southwest margin of the valley overlooking the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge and Topock Marsh. The village of Topock is located at the south end of the valley where the Chemehuevi Mountains of California restrict the Colorado to the narrow Mohave Canyon.
Mohave Valley is a 25-mile (40 km) long, north-south trending valley and up to 10 miles (16 km) wide at some areas. Mohave Valley, Arizona, in the center of the reservation, is at the center point of the valley. Bullhead City is at the northern perimeter of the valley; Needles is on the southwest border of the valley in California. Downstream, and southeast, near the southern valley perimeter is the Topock Marsh in Arizona, and also on the southern perimeter, Interstate 40 in Arizona as it ascends uphill out of the Sacramento Wash, and eventually enters the entire north-south Sacramento Valley which lies on the east, southeast, and partial south of the Black Mountains.
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