How many miles northeast of Reno is the Lake that a 121 mile long river in California and Nevada empties into?
Pyramid Lake (Nevada) Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi northeast of Reno.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona. It includes all of the eponymous Lake Mead as well as the smaller Lake Mohave – reservoirs on the river created by Hoover Dam and Davis Dam, respectively – and the surrounding desert terrain and wilderness.