THE FISH SPRINGS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sierra Nevada-Influenced Semiarid Hills and Basins setting.
Fish Springs CDP has 9.19 square miles of land in Douglas County. Its Census reference point is in Sierra Nevada-Influenced Semiarid Hills and Basins, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fish Springs and Douglas County
Fish Springs is associated with Douglas County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Fish Springs by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Fish Springs, or 0% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points lower than the 3.8% recorded for Douglas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fish Springs CDP has 93.5% of the land area of nearby East Valley CDP (9.84 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

