Tufa Formation at Winnemucca Lake, Nevada
April 03, 2018
Photographer: Scott S. Brooks
Summary Author: Scott S. Brooks
Shown above is a tufa formation at the now-dry Winnemucca Lake, near Marble Bluff, Nevada. The coral-like tufa is a carbonate precipitate built-up around springs that once emerged into the depths of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan -- a large endorheic body of water that once covered much of northwestern Nevada. For scale purposes, see the dugout and framed door in the lower-right corner of the photo. Photo taken on June 10, 2016.
Photo Details: Camera: NIKON D7100; Exposure Time: 0.0040s (1/250); Aperture: ƒ/10.0; ISO equivalent: 400; Focal Length: 105.0mm 157mm=35mm equivalent; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh.