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Pyramid Lake

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Pyramid Lake, 188 sq mi (487 sq km), W Nev. The lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, receives the Truckee River. Visited (1844) by U.S. explorer John Frémont Frémont, John Charles, 1813–90, American explorer, soldier, and political leader, b. Savannah, Ga. He taught mathematics to U.S. naval cadets, then became an assistant on a surveying expedition (1838–39) between the upper Mississippi River and the
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, the lake was named for its large pyramidal rocks. It is located in the Pyramid Lake (Native American) reservation. In the lake is Anaho Island, a national wildlife refuge.

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The Day Fire burned to the southwestern shores of Pyramid Lake, off Interstate 5 about 25 miles north of Santa Clarita.
Pyramid Lake Torpedo and Bombing Range Remediation Project Team, U.
About 250 yards of concrete canal liner failed on January 15 during water deliveries from Quail Lake to Pyramid Lake.
 
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