Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno, Nevada, United States. Pyramid Lake is the biggest...
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Pyramid Lake may refer to: Pyramid Lake (Alberta), Canada Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County, California) Pyramid Lake (El Dorado County, California) Pyramid...
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The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation is a United States reservation in northwestern Nevada, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Reno, in Washoe...
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Pyramid Lake is a reservoir formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek in the eastern San Emigdio Mountains, near Castaic, Southern California. It is a part...
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Paiute War (redirect from Pyramid Lake War)
The Paiute War, also known as the Pyramid Lake War, Washoe Indian War and the Pah Ute War, was an armed conflict between Northern Paiutes allied with the...
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present day Pyramid Lake the depth of the lake was then about 900 feet (270 m) and 500 feet (150 m) at what is present day Black Rock Desert. Lake Lahontan...
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Pyramid Lake is a kidney-shaped lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It lies at the foot of Pyramid Mountain, a natural landmark that overlooks...
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Battle of Pyramid Lake (also known as the Battle of Truckee River) took place in response to the U.S. defeat at the First Battle of Pyramid Lake. A well-organized...
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massive Lake Lahontan during the ice ages until the lake shrank to remnants such as Pyramid Lake and Walker Lake about 7,000 years ago, although Lake Tahoe—from...
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Cui-ui (section Pyramid Lake water quality)
is a large sucker fish endemic to Pyramid Lake and, prior to its desiccation in the 20th century, Winnemucca Lake in northwestern Nevada. It feeds primarily...
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Times. Retrieved 2014-03-03. "Pyramid Lake Fisheries". Pyramid Lake Fisheries.org. Retrieved 2014-03-03. Pyramid Lake is widely regarded as a world class...
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William Ormsby (section Pyramid Lake War)
leading a Militia force against Paiute Indians in what was called the Pyramid Lake War. William Ormsby was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania, in 1814. His...
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Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation...
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carvings lie within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Note: There is another lake, having the same name of "Winnemucca Lake" in California, near the...
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119°22′W / 39.83°N 119.36°W / 39.83; -119.36 The First Battle of Pyramid Lake in 1860 was one of the opening conflicts of the Paiute War in Nevada...
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Pyramid Lake (El Dorado County, California) Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County, California) Pyramid Lake (Nevada) Pyramid Peak (disambiguation) Pyramid...
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is entirely in Washoe County, and the southern two-thirds are in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The range runs north-south for approximately 36 miles...
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naturally flows into Pyramid Lake within the Paiute Reservation. However, with irrigation interference from the U.S. Government, Pyramid Lake received less water...
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Summum, completed the construction of a pyramid called the Summum Pyramid in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1979. Pyramid power was used by the Toronto Maple Leafs...
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Humboldt Sink (northwestern Nevada, U.S.) Owens Lake (Eastern Sierra, California, U.S.) Pyramid Lake (western Nevada, U.S.) Quinn River Sink (northwestern...
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Nevada State Route 445 (redirect from Pyramid Lake Road)
The route follows Pyramid Way, a major thoroughfare in the city of Sparks, and connects the Reno metropolitan area to Pyramid Lake. The route is designated...
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Pyramid Lake Schools or Pyramid Lake School, a.k.a. Pyramid Lake Jr. Sr. High School (PLJSHS), is a tribal secondary school in Nixon, Nevada, funded by...
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Truckee River (category Lake Tahoe)
The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great Basin. Its waters are...
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(for example, Á’waku dáʔaw for Pyramid Lake, meaning 'trout lake'), it often is used without a modifier to refer to Lake Tahoe. This may be because of...
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Pyramid Dam is a dam on Piru Creek located in northern Los Angeles County, north of Castaic and south of Gorman. Its reservoir, Pyramid Lake, stores water...
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The Pyramid Lake Fault Zone is an active right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault located in western Nevada. It is considered an integral part of...
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misleading; the region comprises many small basins. The Great Salt Lake, Pyramid Lake, and the Humboldt Sink are a few of the "drains" in the Great Basin...
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Sarah Winnemucca (section Pyramid Lake War and stage)
school in San Jose, California. When the Paiute War erupted between the Pyramid Lake Paiute and the settlers, including some who were friends of the Winnemucca...
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and Terraced Hills to the north, Pyramid Lake to the east, Mullen Pass and the Pah Rah Range to the south and Honey Lake Valley, Winnemucca Valley and Dogskin...
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Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada of El Dorado County, California. List of lakes in California...
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