金字塔湖

金字塔湖,湖在金字塔湖印第安居留地,西方内华达,美国,between the Lake Range and the Virginia Mountains. A remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, Pyramid Lake was formed during the更新世(即。,about 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago). It is the largest natural lake in the state, about 30 miles (48 km) long and 7 to 9 miles (11 to 14 km) wide, and is fed from the south by the Truckee River. The lake is known for Lahontan切喉鳟(雄鱼clarki henshawi),是濒危cui-ui之家(Chasmistes蹴鞠的),一个鱼曾经的主要食物派尤特人。由soldier-explorer湖在1844年访问了约翰·c·弗里蒙特,谁叫它最大的湖的火山岛;弗里蒙特说,“它上涨,据我们估计,600英尺高的水,而且,从我们认为,提出一个非常精确的轮廓的大金字塔基奥普斯。”Anaho岛湖国家野生动物保护区,成立于1913年的总统伍德罗·威尔逊。一个重要的圣所等水禽的鸬鹚,大蓝鹭,海鸥,它有八个嵌套区域白鹈鹕在西方美国。避难所是不对公众开放的。