10-29-18 (Lk_Lahontan)

Lahontan Reservoir on the Carson River, Nevada, at pretty much maximum drawdown at the end of the irrigation season. The reservoir is about 30% of capacity here. The idea is that it gets refilled next spring by runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack. (We hope!) The short bluff in the foreground is a wave-cut bench resulting from the unprecedented water levels two years ago. The inset is a view of the wide, wide beach exposed by the drawdown!

Lahontan Reservoir floor exposed by the end-of-season drawdown. On the Carson River, Nevada. The parallel-ish lines result from wave action when the shoreline was at that level. Hopefully it refills next spring!