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Pyramid Lake is the largest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, which covered much of northwestern Nevada at the end of the last ice age. It was the deepest point of Lake Lahontan, reaching an estimated 890 feet (270 m) due to its low level relative to the surrounding basins. Sutcliffe is on the west shore of Pyramid Lake along State Route 445.
The Lahontan cutthroat trout evolved as a predator species within the waters of Lake Lahontan, feeding on native chub and sucker. This subspecies of cutthroat trout survives today in tributary rivers of the Great Basin , and has been reintroduced to Pyramid Lake and Walker Lake after being extirpated during the 20th century.
In lake habitats such as Walker Lake, Tui chub are heavily preyed upon. They are a key prey item for the Lahontan Cutthroat trout in Walker Lake. Additionally, Tui chub are preyed upon by fish-eating birds. [15] Tui chub diet is varied; young fish eat mostly invertebrates, adding plant material and especially algae as they mature.
It empties into the southern end of Pyramid Lake, a remnant of prehistoric Lake Lahontan, in northern Washoe County in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. [13] The Truckee River's endorheic drainage basin is about 3,060 square miles (7,900 km 2), of which about 2,300 square miles (6,000 km 2) are in Nevada. [4]
Lahontan cutthroat trout, lake form, from Pyramid Lake, Nevada. 1938 remarks by FDR on the taste of Nevada trout. The Lahontan cutthroat is native to the drainages of the Truckee River, Humboldt River, Carson River, Walker River, Quinn River, and several smaller rivers in the Great Basin of North America. [6]
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Lahontan State Recreation Area is a public recreation area surrounding Lake Lahontan, a 17-mile-long (27 km) impoundment of the Carson River, [4] located approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Fallon, Nevada. [5] The reservoir features 69 miles (111 km) of shoreline and 11,200 acres (4,500 ha) of water when full. [6]
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