It is in Nye County, at the eastern edge of the Duckwater Indian Reservation, near the Red Mountain Wilderness at the end of Nevada State Route 379.

[1] The community was named for the ducks which frequented wetlands near the original town site.

is tribally-controlled and operated, with funding derived from the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

[5] Prior to loss of Native American students, the school district provided hot lunches, and there were two teachers.

[7] Most students in grades 9-12 attend Eureka County High School, 47 miles (76 km) north of Duckwater.