Morning Colors at Pyramid Lake
by Maria Coulson
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Morning Colors at Pyramid Lake
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Maria Coulson
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Photograph - Digital Art, Fine Art Phototgraphy
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Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno. The Lake is fed by the Truckee River, which is mostly the outflow from Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River enters Pyramid Lake at its southern end. Pyramid Lake has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage (an endorheic lake). The lake has about 10% of the area of the Great Salt Lake, but it has about 25% more volume. The salinity is approximately 1/6 that of sea water. Although clear Lake Tahoe forms the headwaters that drain to Pyramid Lake, the Truckee River delivers more turbid waters to Pyramid Lake after traversing the steep Sierra terrain and collecting moderately high silt-loaded surface runoff.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
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November 18th, 2021
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