[2] The lake has the name of Alexander von Humboldt, a German natural scientist.

[3] The lake receives the Humboldt River from the north but has no outlet.

Humboldt Sink, an intermittent extension of the lake to the south, crosses into northern Churchill County.

[2] Since the lake is fed by a freshwater source but has no outlet, its water varies between brackish and extremely salt-laden depending on its distance from the inlet.

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