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2. Washoe Lake - Wikipedia

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   Washoe Lake is a eutrophic, shallow lake between Reno and Carson City and just east of the much larger Lake Tahoe. The lake reaches a maximum depth of just 12 feet (3.7 m). The shallowness and the high winds make the lake very turbid. Extensive droughts in the past have caused the lake to dry up entirely, most recently in 1992, 1994, and 2004. [5]

3. Mount Rose Wilderness - Wikipedia

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   The Mt. Rose Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Carson Range of Washoe County, in the northwesternU.S. state of Nevada. It is located between Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada. The Mt. Rose Wilderness, including Mount Rose, covers an area of approximately 28,000 acres (11,000 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

4. Walker Lake (Nevada) - Wikipedia

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   Walker Lake is a natural lake in the Great Basin in western Nevada in the United States. It is 11 mi (17 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, in northwestern Mineral County along the east side of the Wassuk Range , about 75 mi (120 km) southeast of Reno .

5. Lemmon Valley, Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Lemmon Valley is located at (39.6638, -119.8270), [4] some 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Golden Valley is adjacent to the south.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.6 km 2), of which 17.2 square miles (44.5 km 2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km 2), or 6.57%, is water, [3] consisting mainly of the Swan Lake Nature Study Area ...

6. Swan Lake Nature Study Area - Wikipedia

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   Swan Lake is located in the midst of the rapidly developing suburbs of Stead and Lemmon Valley, near Peavine Peak north of Reno. According to a 1995 study, humans have lived in the area since as early as 400 AD; Native American artifacts attributed to the Washoe people have been found in the area, indicating it to have been a wintering site. [2]

7. Geography of Nevada - Wikipedia

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   The valleys are often no lower in elevation than 3,000 feet (910 m), while some in central Nevada are above 6,000 feet (1,800 m). Little Finland rock formation in Nevada. The southern third of the state, where the Las Vegas area is situated, is within the Mojave Desert. The area receives less rain in the winter but is closer to the Arizona ...