Lake Statistics
 
 

 

Lake Statistics

Water Source: Pyramid Lake is a natural body of water fed by the Truckee River, which flows from Lake Tahoe. There is no oulet, but evaporation amounts to almost four feet per year.

Size: 27 miles long, 4 to 11 miles wide.

Surface Elevation: 3,806.3 feet above mean sea level as of October 26, 2004.

Surface Area: 183 square miles.

Maximum Depth: 356 feet.

Perimeter of the Lake: 69 miles.

Salinity: 4.3 parts per thousand (about 1/6 as salty as the ocean).

Average August Air Temperature: 86 degrees.

Average Summer Water Temperature: 75 degrees.

Average January Air Temperature: 45 degrees.

Average Winter Water Temperature: 43 degrees.

Lake Turnover: Typically occurs between December and January.

Blue-Green Algae Bloom: (mistakingly called a turn over) Typically occurs between August and September.

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fish Species:

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Pyramid Lake holds the world recordfor this species), Sacramento Perch, Tui-chub and Tahoe Sucker
 
 
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
 
 
 
 
 
Cui-ui
  

 

 

Birds:

Double-crested Cormorants, Western Grebe, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, Black Crowned Night Heron, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Common Snipe, Canadian Goose, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Killdeer, Osprey, Red-tail Hawk, Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, Chukar, Sage Grouse, California Quail, California Gull, Morning Dove, Common Barn-Owl, Western Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, Burrowing Owl, Common Night Hawk, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Broad-tailedHummingbird, Woodpecker, Pinyon Jay, Black-billed Magpie,Common Raven, Bank Swallow, Mountain Chickadee, AmericanRobin, Yellow Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, WesternMeadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird,Bullock's Oriole, and many more.
American White Pelican
American Bald Eagle
Common Barn-Owl
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reptiles:

Gopher Snake, Western Rattler, Ground Snake, Black-collardLizard, Western Whiptail, Desert Spiny Lizard, Longnose LeapordLizard, Short-horned Lizard.

  
Gopher Snake  

Mammals:

Pronghorn Antelope, Mule Deer, Coyote, Bobcat, Mountain Lion,Black Bear, Badger, Raccoon, Striped Skunk, Jack Rabbit, DesertCottontail, Ground Squirrel and Bats.

  
Bob Cat  

Amphibians:

Great Basin Spadefoot Frog, Bull Frog.

For More Information Go To: pyramidlakefisheries.org

 
Great Basin Spadefoot  
         
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