Truckee Meadows

Truckee Meadows
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Coordinates39°27′N 119°45′W / 39.45°N 119.75°W / 39.45; -119.75 
The Truckee Meadows as seen from the base of the Virginia Highlands looking North toward Rattlesnake Mountain

The Truckee Meadows is a valley in Northern Nevada, named for the Truckee River, which collects and drains all water in the valley. Truckee Meadows is also colloquially used as a name for the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, even though the metro area includes areas outside this valley. The name for the valley in the Washo language is Welganuk.[1]

  1. ^ Washoe Tribe History (2009). Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. p. 41. Accessed 2022-12-31. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5251066.pdf