California–Nevada border

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international-free internal border state boundary

The California–Nevada border is the state line in the western United States that divides California from Nevada, running through diverse landscapes including the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region.

Aliases (6)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international-free internal border → state boundary →
adjacentTo	Pacific Time Zone boundary →
country	United States →
crosses	Great Basin region → Lake Tahoe Basin → Mojave Desert region →
definedBy	survey lines and meridians →
demarcates	differences in state law between California and Nevada →
establishedInPeriod	19th century →
follows	Sierra Nevada (U.S.) →
governingAuthority	State of California → State of Nevada →
hasCoordinateReference	Mount Diablo meridian → San Bernardino meridian →
hasDisputeHistory	California–Nevada boundary dispute →
hasEconomicImpactOn	gaming industry in Nevada border towns → tourism in Lake Tahoe region →
hasNotableSegment	Lake Tahoe state line → Stateline, Nevada area →
hasSectionType	desert boundary → lake boundary → mountain boundary →
hasTransportationCrossing	Interstate 15 → Interstate 80 → U.S. Route 395 → U.S. Route 50 →
legalBasis	acts of the U.S. Congress creating the states →
locatedIn	Western United States →
nearbyProtectedArea	Death Valley National Park → Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest → Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit → Toiyabe National Forest →
partlyDefinedBy	geodetic surveys →
partOf	borders of California → borders of Nevada →
passesNear	Carson City, Nevada → Reno, Nevada → South Lake Tahoe, California →
passesThrough	Lake Tahoe → Sierra Nevada (U.S.) →
separates	California → Nevada →
usedFor	law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation → state jurisdiction delimitation → taxation jurisdiction delimitation →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crystal Bay, Nevada ("Nevada–California state line") → Heavenly Mountain Resort → Lake Tahoe →	locatedOn
Ivanpah Valley → South Lake Tahoe ("Nevada state line") →	locatedNear
TRPA ("California–Nevada border region") → Tahoe Regional Planning Agency ("California–Nevada border region") →	regionServed
Reno–Sparks metropolitan area ("California state line") →	adjacentTo
Reno →	hasNearbyStateBorder
Boundary Peak →	isClosestStateHighPointTo
White Mountains (California) ("Nevada state line") →	near
California State Route 88 →	nearBorder
Primm, Nevada ("Nevada–California border") →	nearStateLine
Bad Times at the El Royale →	settingLocation
Interstate 15 in California ("Nevada state line near Primm") →	terminusNorth