Pyramid Lake
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Pyramid Lake is a large desert lake in northwestern Nevada known for its striking pyramid-shaped tufa formations and cultural significance to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyramid Lake canonical | 20 |
| Pyramid Lake basin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ salt lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth |
approximately 264 feet
ⓘ
approximately 80 meters ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFromReno | approximately 40 miles northeast ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,157 meters
ⓘ
approximately 3,796 feet ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
Lahontan cutthroat trout
ⓘ
cui-ui ⓘ tui chub ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Paiute
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
|
| hasGeologicalFeature | tufa formations ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople |
Paiute
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
|
| hasIsland | Anaho Island ⓘ |
| inflow | Truckee River ⓘ |
| isImportantHabitatFor | American white pelican ⓘ |
| isRemnantOf |
Pleistocene Lake Lahontan basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Lahontan
|
| knownFor |
Lahontan cutthroat trout
ⓘ
cui-ui sucker fish ⓘ cultural significance to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe ⓘ desert scenery ⓘ fishing ⓘ pyramid-shaped tufa formations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
Washoe County ⓘ
surface form:
Washoe County, Nevada
|
| locatedInDesert | Great Basin ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerLake | Pleistocene Lake Lahontan basin ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Northern Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Nevada
|
| managedBy |
Paiute
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
|
| maximumDepth |
approximately 107 meters
ⓘ
approximately 350 feet ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Reno
ⓘ
surface form:
Reno, Nevada
|
| outflow | endorheic (no outlet) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin hydrologic region
Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| recreation |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ camping ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 188 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 487 square kilometers ⓘ |
| tribalJurisdiction | Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation ⓘ |
| waterType |
alkaline
ⓘ
saline ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Nevada
this entity surface form:
Pyramid Lake basin