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Lake Lahontan History (621 words) |
 | Lake Lahontan is a pluvial lake that formed within the western portion of the Great Basin, occupying the majority of northwestern Nevada during the middle to late Pleistocene. |
| Lake Lahontan was the second largest pluvial lake in the northern hemisphere, covering approximately 21,000 km² during its period of high water level. |
| Pluvial lakes are, by definition, lakes that have had considerable fluctuations in water levels primarily due to climatic changes and fluctuations in precipitation. |
| Pluvial lake - definition of Pluvial lake in Encyclopedia (103 words) |
| A pluvial lake is a lake which experiences significant increase in depth and extent as a result of increased precipitation and reduced evaporation. |
| Several pluvial lakes formed in the western United States during the glaciation of the late Pleistocene epoch, including Lake Bonneville in Utah and Lake Lahontan in Nevada. |
| Today, these lakes are much smaller (e.g., the Great Salt Lake) or have become dry playas. |
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