Truckee River

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river

The Truckee River is a prominent river in the western United States that flows from Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada through Nevada to Pyramid Lake, providing vital water resources and recreational opportunities to the region.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States →
country	United States →
crosses	California–Nevada border →
dischargeLocation	Pyramid Lake →
drainage	endorheic basin →
environmentalIssue	fish habitat degradation → water allocation conflicts →
flowsThrough	Churchill County, Nevada → Lyon County, Nevada → Reno, Nevada → Sparks, Nevada → Storey County, Nevada → Truckee, California → Washoe County, Nevada →
governingAgreement	Truckee River Operating Agreement →
hasDam	Boca Dam → Derby Dam → Prosser Creek Dam → Stampede Dam →
hasTributary	Boca River → Donner Creek → Little Truckee River → Prosser Creek → Steamboat Creek →
historicalSignificance	important route for emigrant trails to California →
length	approximately 121 miles → approximately 195 kilometers →
locatedIn	California → Nevada → Western United States →
mountainRange	Sierra Nevada →
mouth	Pyramid Lake →
namedAfter	Chief Truckee →
outflowOf	Lake Tahoe →
passesNear	Interstate 80 → Union Pacific Railroad line over Donner Pass →
primaryInflowOf	Pyramid Lake →
recreationActivity	fishing → kayaking → rafting → swimming →
region	Great Basin →
source	Lake Tahoe →
supportsSpecies	Lahontan cutthroat trout →
uses	hydroelectric power generation → irrigation → municipal water supply → recreation →
watershed	Truckee River Basin →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Basin →	contains
Northern Nevada →	containsRiver
Virginia Range ("Truckee River basin") →	drainageBasin
Lake Tahoe Basin →	drainsInto
Carson Range ("Truckee River basin") →	drainsTo
Washoe County →	hasMajorRiver
Lake Tahoe Basin →	hasOutflow
Tahoe City ("Truckee River (outlet)") →	hasWatercourse
Incline Creek ("Truckee River basin") →	hydrologicalSystem
Pyramid Lake →	inflow
Truckee →	locatedOn
Reno →	locatedOnRiver
Sierra Nevada →	majorRiverSource
Truckee →	namedAfter
Sparks →	nearbyFeature
Lake Tahoe →	outflow
Donner Lake ("Truckee River watershed") →	partOfWatershed
Truckee River ("Truckee River Basin") →	watershed