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.
Gypsum Wash Gypsum Wash is an ephemeral stream or wash in Clark County, Nevada. Gypsum Wash was originally a tributary of Las Vegas Wash before the formation of Lake Mead which submerged their confluence under Las Vegas Bay. Due to the lowering of the reservoir over recent years Gypsum Wash is once again a tributary of Las Vegas Wash, now exposed at at an elevation of 1085 feet. When Las Vegas Bay is at its full level, Gypsum Wash flows into Lower Gypsum Wash Cove at at an elevation of 1,204 feet / 367 meters.