Washoe Lake
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Washoe Lake is a shallow, high-desert lake in western Nevada that lies within the traditional homeland of the Washoe people and is known today for its state park, wildlife, and strong winds popular with kiteboarders and windsurfers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Carson Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| canExperience | significant water level fluctuations ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
approximately 1,500 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 5,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | Nevada Division of State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
marshes
ⓘ
sagebrush steppe surroundings ⓘ wetland margins ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Steamboat Creek (seasonal/indirect)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountain streams from the Carson Range ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | evaporation ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Washoe Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | endorheic basin lake ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
kiteboarding ⓘ strong winds ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
western Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Carson City, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washoe County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | high desert ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | shallow ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Washoe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Carson City, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reno, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ picnicking ⓘ wildlife photography ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
periodic drought
ⓘ
strong afternoon winds ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
coyotes (in surrounding area)
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ pronghorn (in surrounding area) ⓘ raptors ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ |
| traditionalHomelandOf | Washoe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Washoe people