Truckee Meadows

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Truckee Meadows is a high-desert valley in western Nevada that encompasses the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area along the Truckee River.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Truckee Meadows canonical 12
Truckee Meadows region 3
Sun Valley, Nevada 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
associatedWith Reno–Sparks Indian Colony
averageAnnualPrecipitation low
borders Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
climateClassification semi-arid climate
contains Reno, Nevada, United States
surface form: Reno, Nevada

Sparks, Nevada
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Truckee River basin
elevation approximately 1,340 meters above sea level
approximately 4,400 feet above sea level
governedBy Reno
surface form: City of Reno

City of Sparks
Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County government
hasClimate high desert
hasCommunityCollege Truckee Meadows Community College
hasEconomicActivity gaming industry
logistics
technology sector
tourism
hasFeature alluvial valley floor
hasHazard flash flooding along Truckee River
hasHigherEducationInstitution University of Nevada, Reno
hasLandUse agricultural
industrial
suburban
urban
hasTransportationCorridor Interstate 80
U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED
hasVegetation sagebrush steppe
historicalUse agriculture
ranching
locatedIn Great Basin
Nevada
Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada

western Nevada
locatedInPhysiographicProvince Basin and Range Province
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
majorUrbanCenter Reno–Sparks metropolitan area
namedAfter Truckee River
near Lake Tahoe
partOf Reno–Sparks metropolitan area
partOfMetropolitanStatisticalArea Reno–Sparks metropolitan area
surface form: Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
primaryWaterSource Truckee River
regionType high-desert valley
subjectTo periodic droughts
traversedBy Truckee River

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sparks partOf Truckee Meadows
Washoe County contains Truckee Meadows
this entity surface form: Sun Valley, Nevada
Washoe County isPartOf Truckee Meadows
this entity surface form: Truckee Meadows region
Virginia Range borders Truckee Meadows
Reno–Sparks metropolitan area partOf Truckee Meadows
Sparks, Nevada locatedInRegion Truckee Meadows
Verdi locatedIn Truckee Meadows
subject surface form: Verdi, Nevada
this entity surface form: Truckee Meadows region
western Nevada containsValley Truckee Meadows
subject surface form: Western Nevada
Geiger Grade hasScenicViewOf Truckee Meadows
Geiger Grade connectsRegion Truckee Meadows
Pah Rah Range hasViewOf Truckee Meadows
Reno, Nevada (approximately 30–35 miles east) partOf Truckee Meadows
subject surface form: Reno, Nevada
Spanish Springs locatedIn Truckee Meadows
this entity surface form: Truckee Meadows region
Geiger Grade Road hasScenicViewOf Truckee Meadows
RNO servesRegion Truckee Meadows
Steamboat Creek crosses Truckee Meadows