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Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi northeast of Reno, Nevada, United States. Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, the inland sea that once covered much of western Nevada. It is approximately 27 miles long and 11 miles wide, with a perimeter of 71 miles, covering 112,000 acres acres entirely e…
Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi northeast of Reno, Nevada, United States. Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, the inland sea that once covered much of western Nevada. It is approximately 27 miles long and 11 miles wide, with a perimeter of 71 miles, covering 112,000 acres acres entirely enclosed within the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation.
  • Location: Washoe County, Nevada, United States
  • Lake type: endorheic salt lake
  • Etymology: pyramidal limestone columns
  • Primary inflows: Truckee River
  • Catchment area: 1,825.8 sq mi (4,729 km²)
  • Max. length: 29.8 mi (48.0 km)
  • Max. width: 8.7 mi (14.0 km)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org