Musk Turtles. Musk turtles, also known as stinkpots, seem to prefer deep, still water in lakes, ponds, and sluggish streams with muddy bottoms and an abundance of plant life. On their head, they have two light stripes that flow from the nose, through the eyes and to the neck. Barbells are present on the throat and chin.
(GPS Coordinates 39.392730,-119.714006) The Truckee Meadows is a north-south trending basin covering approximately 94 square miles in western Nevada. It is bounded on the west by the Carson Range, on the east by the Virginia Range, on the south by the Steamboat hills, and by Peavine Peak to the north.
In the late spring and summer months, area farms are brimming with. agri-tourists seeking out the latest stone fruits, corn and cherries. The City's incorporated boundary currently totals 14.8 square miles (9,502 acres), with a. sphere of influence totaling 17.4 square miles (11,129 acres).