Alexander Lake (Nevada)
| Alexander Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Huffaker Hills, Reno , Nevada | |
| Tributaries | Thomas Creek | |
| Drain | Thomas Creek → Steamboat Creek → Truckee River | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 27 '37 " N , 119 ° 44' 16" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1351 m | |
| length | about 500 meters | |
| width | about 300 meters | |
The Alexander Lake is a reservoir in which opened in September 2005 Park Huffaker Hills in south Reno , Nevada , six kilometers south of the airport Reno-Tahoe . It has a length of about 500 meters in the southwest-northeast and a width of about 300 meters in the northwest-southeast.
Huffaker Hills is a treeless park on a volcanic embankment, which was opened in 2005 with hiking trails to allow hikers to view wildflowers and, in the vicinity of the city, a view of the surrounding mountains and mountains.
The reservoir is privately owned and is a holdover from the Double Diamonds wetland.
Web links
- Alexander Lake (Nevada) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reno's Huffaker Hills Trailhead. Hiking Trails With a Grand View . Article by Standley White on About.com (English)
- ↑ Open Space and Greenways Plans of the City of Reno from March 7, 2007, page 17 ( PDF , English)
- ^ Volunteers begin building trails in Huffaker Hills next week ( Memento from December 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). Article by Marilyn Newton in the Reno Gazette-Journal. (English)