sentences:  There is sufficient rain and snow at high elevations to feed permanent streams from the mountains, providing irrigation for alfalfa and other crops, although the valley's elevation, in excess of , is a serious constraint.Fish Lake Valley was originally settled in 1866, when the 'Palmetto Mining District' in Esmeralda County was formed, and settlement in Fish Lake Valley began.During the 1870s two companies, 'Griffing & Nyman's' and 'Pacific Borax Works' were located here extracting borax at Fish Lake.