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.
Map of the Pyramid Lake drainage basin. The Truckee River is a stream in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river flows northeasterly and is 121 miles (195 km) long. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great Basin. Its waters are an important source of irrigation along its valley and adjacent valleys.