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.
Truckee, California. Truckee (originally, Coburn Station)[3][6] is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census.