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Winnemucca Lake is a dry lake bed in northwest Nevada that features the oldest known petroglyphs in North America. Located astride the border between Washoe and Pershing counties, [ 1 ] it was a shallow lake until the 1930s, but was dried when a dam and a road were built that combined to restrict and block water flow.
The Lake Range is a mountain range located in western Nevada in the United States. It is entirely in Washoe County , and the southern two-thirds are in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation . The range runs north-south for approximately 36 miles (58 km) and a width of generally less than 8 mi (13 km).
Numaga, also known as Young Winnemucca, a war chief of the Northern Paiute and Poito's nephew. Natchez, also known as Little Winnemucca, a chief of the Northern Paiute and Poito's son. Poito's daughter, Sarah Winnemucca, activist, educator, and advocate for the Northern Paiute. Truckee, also known as Old Winnemucca, a chief of the Northern ...
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Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
The Truckee River diversion dam built in 1903–04 diverts water that formerly ran unchecked into Winnemucca Lake and Pyramid Lake to the Lake Lahontan reservoir, where it is used for irrigation. The dam was constructed for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation following an authorization for construction issued on March 14, 1903. Construction ...
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
Alaska: Fairbanks. Alaska is an income-tax and sales-tax-free state, making it one of the best places to retire on a fixed income. Home values in Fairbanks increased about 4.6% year over year, and ...