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Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
	Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area
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Location	Washington County, Utah, USA
Nearest city	St. George, Utah
Area	63,500 acres (257 km2)
Established	2009
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management
	www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/blm_special_areas/national_landscape/national_conservation/beaver_dam_wash_national.html

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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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] The NCA provides habitat for the desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, Joshua trees, and other threatened and sensitive species.

References

^ Staff. "Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ Holt, Rush D. (March 30, 2009), Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, archived from the original on February 20, 2013, retrieved May 26, 2012
^ Staff. "Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area". St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

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[1] Staff. "Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

[bill-2] Holt, Rush D. (March 30, 2009), Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, archived from the original on February 20, 2013, retrieved May 26, 2012

[3] Staff. "Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area". St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

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-The '''Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area''' is a {{convert|63500|acres|km2|adj=on}} [[United States]] [[National Conservation Area]] located in southwest [[Utah]] west of [[St. George, Utah|St. George]] along the borders with [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah |publisher=Public Lands Information Center |url=http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=7997 |accessdate=May 26, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EaRsIaKK |archivedate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> It is managed by the U.S. [[Bureau of Land Management]] (BLM), and was created as part of the [[Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009]].<ref name=bill>{{citation |last=Holt |first=Rush D. |title=Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |location=Washington, DC |date=March 30, 2009 |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.146: |accessdate=May 26, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EaRuJKxO |archivedate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
+The '''Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area''' is a {{convert|63500|acres|km2|adj=on}} [[United States]] [[National Conservation Area]] located in southwest [[Utah]] west of [[St. George, Utah|St. George]] along the borders with [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah |publisher=Public Lands Information Center |url=http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=7997 |accessdate=May 26, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EaRsIaKK |archivedate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=bill>{{citation |last=Holt |first=Rush D. |title=Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |location=Washington, DC |date=March 30, 2009 |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.146: |accessdate=May 26, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EaRuJKxO |archivedate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
 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]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area |publisher=St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management |url= http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/blm_special_areas/national_landscape/national_conservation/beaver_dam_wash_national.html |accessdate=May 26, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EaRx2KSw |archivedate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> The NCA provides habitat for the [[desert tortoise]], [[bighorn sheep]], [[Yucca brevifolia|Joshua trees]], and other threatened and sensitive species.
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 [[Category:Protected areas of Washington County, Utah]]
 [[Category:Protected areas established in 2009]]
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