State Route 445 connects a metropolitan area to a geographic sink of what basin?
Nevada State Route 445 State Route 445 (SR 445) is a 42 mi state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The route follows "Pyramid Way", a major thoroughfare in the city of Sparks, and connects the Reno metropolitan area to Pyramid Lake. The route is designated a Nevada Scenic Byway.
Piceance Basin The Piceance Basin is a geologic structural basin in northwestern Colorado, in the United States. It includes geologic formations from Cambrian to Holocene in age, but the thickest section is made up of rocks from the Cretaceous Period. The basin contains reserves of coal, natural gas, and oil shale.