Lahontan State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Nevada, USA, surrounding Lake Lahontan on the Carson River. Lahontan became a Nevada State Recreation Area on July 1, 1971. The recreation area is open all year, and includes the Lahontan Dam, a 162-foot-high (49 m), 1,700-foot-long (520 m) dam completed in 1915.
The park is located about 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Nevada's capital, Carson City, and 18 miles (29 km) west of Fallon. A corridor known as Carson River Ranches connects Lahontan with Fort Churchill State Historic Park.
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