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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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The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board conducted an investigation into the incident and last month Caltrans and the North Tahoe Public Utility District agreed to pay an $850,000 fine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025

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

From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2023

It alleged the mining would violate federal protections of numerous species, including threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout and imperiled sage grouse.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

The Endangered Species Act–listed Lahontan cutthroat trout swims in local streams, and a rare snail, the Kings River Pyrg, has only been found in local springs.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2021

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

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