Rogers Dry Lake

Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake
	Rogers Dry Lake (right) and Rosamond Lake (lower left) in Mojave Desert, California
	Rogers Dry Lake Rogers Dry Lake
Location	Mojave Desert; Kern County, California; Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates	34°55′19″N 117°49′39″W / 34.921944°N 117.8275°W
Lake type	Endorheic basin
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	19 km (12 mi)
Max. width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Surface area	112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Shore length1	61 km (38 mi)
Surface elevation	694 m (2,277 ft)
Settlements	Edwards Air Force Base
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogers Dry Lake
	Rogers Dry Lake; Edwards Air Force Base
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	Mojave Desert; Kern County, California
Coordinates	34°55′19″N 117°49′39″W / 34.92194°N 117.82750°W
Built	1933
NRHP reference No.	85002816
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	03 October 1985
Designated NHL	03 October 1985
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Rogers Dry Lake is an endorheic desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California. The lake derives its name from the Anglicization from the Spanish name, Rodriguez Dry Lake.^[4] It is the central part of Edwards Air Force Base as its hard surface provides a natural extension to the paved runways. It was formerly known as Muroc Dry Lake.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Johnstone, Robert (January 16, 1986). "Muroc (Rogers) Dry Lake" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ NHL Summary Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Public Affairs (25 July 2006). "About Edwards: History: The Dry Lake Beds". Edwards Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[nrhpinv-2] Johnstone, Robert (January 16, 1986). "Muroc (Rogers) Dry Lake" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[nhlsum-3] NHL Summary Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Public Affairs (25 July 2006). "About Edwards: History: The Dry Lake Beds". Edwards Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

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Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake (right) and Rosamond Lake (lower left) in Mojave Desert, California
Rogers Dry Lake Show map of California Rogers Dry Lake Show map of the United States
Location	Mojave Desert Kern County, California Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates	34°55′19″N 117°49′39″W / 34.921944°N 117.8275°W / 34.921944; -117.8275
Lake type	Endorheic basin
Basin countries	United States

Max. length	19 km (12 mi)
Max. width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Surface area	112 km² (43 sq mi)
Shore length¹	61 km (38 mi)
Surface elevation	694 m (2,277 ft)

Settlements	Edwards Air Force Base
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogers Dry Lake


Rogers Dry Lake Edwards Air Force Base
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	Mojave Desert Kern County, California
Coordinates	34°55′19″N 117°49′39″W / 34.92194°N 117.82750°W / 34.92194; -117.82750
Built	1933^[2]
NRHP reference No.	85002816^[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	03 October 1985
Designated NHL	03 October 1985^[3]

¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.