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Lahontan

American  
[luh-hon-tuhn] / ləˈhɒn tən /

noun

  1. Lake, an Ice Age lake in W Nevada and NE California, about 8,600 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km): remnants include Carson Sink, Pyramid Lake.


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Streams like these were once suitable habitat for native Lahontan cutthroat trout.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

The site in Nevada's Black Rock Desert sits atop the former Lake Lahontan, which the U.S.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2023

In fact, nearly every part of the state posted some savings, with the North Lahontan hydrologic region that spans the northeastern edge of the state posting the most at 18.6%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2022

The Lahontan Valley News reports that the 48-year-old O’Connor showed no emotion Wednesday when Judge Michael Richards read the three-page indictment in court in Fallon.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2018

The French adventurer Louis Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan, lived in French Canada between 1683 and 1694 and frequently visited the Huron.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann