Rift 1, Jean Dry Lake

Name:	Rift 1, Jean Dry Lake
Category:	Cultural
Archive ID#:	NV3192
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Description:	Jean Dry Lake, south of Las Vegas, has totally absorbed Michael Heizer's "Rift 1", a zig-zag trench dug into the lake surface in 1968, as the first of his Nine Nevada Depressions. This series of pieces was located primarily on dry lakes throughout the state, comprising a ?520 mile earthwork.?
Location:	South of Las Vegas (show on map)
Address:	NV Clark County
Visitor Info:	Jean Dry Lake is public property, and can be reached off Interstate 15, south of Las Vegas.
Links:	http://www.solo.com/sand/heizer.jpg
LCS:	Cultural, Dry Lake, Land Art
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