Moapa is an unincorporated town[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

[5] Two Hal Roach short silent comedies were filmed here: Black Cyclone in 1925 and Flying Elephants with Laurel and Hardy in 1927.

The fire covered at least 680 acres (280 ha) and destroyed at least 15 buildings, largely in the Warm Springs Ranch.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 150.8 square miles (390.5 km2), all land.

[10] Lying within Moapa is the second tallest structure in Nevada, the 1,400-foot (430 m) Moapa Entravision Tower, located at the coordinates 36°36′3.5″ N, 114°35′9.1″ W.[11] The community was home to Reid Gardner Generating Station, a major coal-fired power plant which had been jointly owned by NV Energy and the California Department of Water Resources.