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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
	Map of the United States
Location	Washington County, Utah, United States
Nearest city	St. George, Utah
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.^[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.

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^ Staff. "Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] Staff. "Beaver Dam National Conservation Area, Utah". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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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]] 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''' 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?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpubliclands.org%2Fexplore%2Fsite.php%3Fid%3D7997 |archivedate=February 21, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</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?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthomas.loc.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fbdquery%2Fz%3Fd111%3AH.R.146%3A |archivedate=February 20, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</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.
+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?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blm.gov%2Fut%2Fst%2Fen%2Ffo%2Fst__george%2Fblm_special_areas%2Fnational_landscape%2Fnational_conservation%2Fbeaver_dam_wash_national.html |archivedate=February 20, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</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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