Outlet
by Maria Coulson
Title
Outlet
Artist
Maria Coulson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Lake Tahoe is fed by 63 tributaries, which drain an area about the same size as the lake; half the water entering the lake is rain or snow falling directly on it.
The Truckee River is the lake's only outlet. The Truckee flows northeast through Reno, Nevada, and into Pyramid Lake, Nevada, which has no outlet. Only one third of the water that leaves the lake leaves via the Truckee, however, the rest evaporates from the lake's vast surface. The flow of the Truckee River and the height of the lake are controlled by a dam at the outlet.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
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January 27th, 2015
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