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Lake Tahoe (/ ˈ t ɑː h oʊ /; Washo: Dáʔaw) is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada.Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, [4] and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km 3) it trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United ...
In this account, a young Washoe warrior named Tahoe seeks to prove his bravery to win the hand of Nona, the chief's daughter. Unlike traditional versions, where the Ong is an unseen predator, this version describes Tahoe deliberately attracting it by praying on a cliffside. The Ong emerges from the lake and seizes him, lifting him into the air.
This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor .
It was the family's decision when to leave the winter camps and go to Lake Tahoe and it depended on the condition and age of family members (family with infants or older people tend to leave the camps later than fitter members of the tribe. The whole Washoe tribe should have been returned to the Lake Tahoe shores by the beginning of June.
There are several Washoe communities south and east of Lake Tahoe united under a tribal council. [5] The Washoe people own over 64,300 acres (26,000 ha) in public domain allotments (PDA); PDAs are land reserved out of the public domain for use by an Indian person or family, but unlike reservations, Tribal governments hold no jurisdiction over them.
Before crossing the lake or fishing, the Washoe performed rituals involving specific offerings to the Water Babies. These offerings included corn, bread, and pine nuts, which were placed in baskets sealed with pitch and submerged into the lake. The Washoe believed these offerings would protect them from drowning or ensure they caught many fish.
The Truckee River's source is the outlet of Lake Tahoe, at the dam on the northwest side of the lake near Tahoe City, California. It flows generally northeast through the mountains to Truckee, California, then turns sharply to the east and flows into Nevada, through Reno and Sparks and along the northern end of the Carson Range.
Symbol Description Year Image Source Amphibian: California red-legged frog Rana draytonii: 2014 [2] Animal: California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus: 1958 Bat: Pallid bat. Antrozous pallidus. 2024 [3] Bird: California quail Callipepla californica: 1931 [4] Colors: Blue and gold