Lahontan

[ luh-hon-tuhn ]

noun

1. Lake, an Ice Age lake in W Nevada and NE California, about 8,600 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km): remnants include Carson Sink, Pyramid Lake.

Example Sentences

Their analysis also found regional differences, with more gauges on streams that are heavily used for agriculture in the Central Valley, and significantly less monitoring in other areas, such as streams in parts of the Sierra Nevada, Southern California, the North Coast, the North Lahontan region and the Scott and Shasta rivers in the Klamath River basin.

From Los Angeles Times

The site in Nevada's Black Rock Desert sits atop the former Lake Lahontan, which the U.S.

From Reuters

The site in Nevada's Black Rock Desert sits atop the former Lake Lahontan, which the U.S.

From Reuters

Conservationists say the mine will destroy dwindling habitat for sage grouse, Lahontan cutthroat trout, pronghorn antelope and golden eagles, pollute the air and create a plume of toxic water beneath the open-pit mine deeper than the length of a football field.

From Seattle Times

Nevada rancher and conservation groups say it will destroy dwindling habitat for sage grouse, Lahontan cutthroat trout, pronghorn antelope and golden eagles.

From Seattle Times