Musk Turtles. Musk turtles, also known as stinkpots, seem to prefer deep, still water in lakes, ponds, and sluggish streams with muddy bottoms and an abundance of plant life. On their head, they have two light stripes that flow from the nose, through the eyes and to the neck. Barbells are present on the throat and chin.
(GPS Coordinates 39.392730,-119.714006) The Truckee Meadows is a north-south trending basin covering approximately 94 square miles in western Nevada. It is bounded on the west by the Carson Range, on the east by the Virginia Range, on the south by the Steamboat hills, and by Peavine Peak to the north.
Based on Topographical mapping data from the USGS, Truckee Meadows is located in Washoe County and starts at the furthest southern runway of Reno Tahoe International Airport (GPS Coordinates 39.468836,-119.770912), The Truckee Meadows encompasses Rattle Snake Mountain at Huffaker Park, following the span of Steamboat Creek to the southern east end of Washoe and Storey County ending at the base of the Virginia Highlands.