Pyramid Lake is a saltwater lake in the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi northeast of Reno, Nevada.
The tufa formation that gives Pyramid Lake its name.
Aerial view from the south of the Truckee River where it drains to Pyramid Lake
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Tufa Domes, Pyramid Lake, Nevada, 1867
Sagebrush in bloom along lakeshore, October 2023
Lake Lahontan was a large endorheic prehistoric lake during the Pleistocene that occupied modern northwestern Nevada and extended into northeastern California and southern Oregon in the United States.
Pyramid Lake (Nevada)
…lake in the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno, Nevada. Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, a large endorheic lake that once covered most of western Nevada. It is approximately 27 miles (43 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide, with a perimeter…
Lake Lahontan lacustrine terraces, May 2010
Extent of prehistoric Lake Lahontan