Washoe Valley

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Washoe Valley is a high-desert valley in western Nevada known as part of the traditional homeland of the Washoe people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Washoe Valley canonical 2
Reno basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
borderedBy Carson Range
Virginia Range
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
drainageBasin Truckee River
surface form: Truckee River basin
elevation approximately 1500 meters above sea level
approximately 4900 feet above sea level
hasIndigenousPeople Washoe people
hasLake Washoe Lake
hasLandUse ranching
recreation
rural residential
hasNearbyCity Carson City
surface form: Carson City, Nevada

Reno, Nevada, United States
surface form: Reno, Nevada
hasNearbyCommunity New Washoe City, Nevada
Old Washoe City, Nevada
hasProtectedArea Washoe Lake State Park
knownFor scenic views of the Carson Range
traditional lands of the Washoe people
locatedBetween Carson City
surface form: Carson City, Nevada

Reno, Nevada, United States
surface form: Reno, Nevada
locatedIn Nevada
western Nevada
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
namedAfter Washoe people
partOf Great Basin
Great Basin Desert
recreationActivity birdwatching
hiking
windsurfing on Washoe Lake
state Nevada
subjectTo strong winds
terrainType high desert
traditionalHomelandOf Washoe people
traversedBy Interstate 580
U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED
vegetationType pinyon-juniper woodland
sagebrush steppe
wildlife coyotes
mule deer
pronghorn
raptors

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washo language region Washoe Valley
Peter Washoe ("Washoe Pete") or the Washoe people associatedWithToponym Washoe Valley
subject surface form: Washoe people
Reno River tributaryOf Washoe Valley
this entity surface form: Reno basin