Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe ( /ˈtɑːhoʊ/; Washo: dáʔaw) is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the USA's second-deepest (the deepest is Crater Lake in Oregon, being 300 ft (91 m) deeper, at 1,945 ft (593 m)). Ad... More

Mean depth:

  • 300 m (984 ft )

Outflow location:

Physical Geography

Shore length:

  • 114 km (70.8 mi )

Surface elevation:

  • 1,897 m (6224 ft )

Max. width:

  • 19 km (12 mi )

Max. length:

  • 35 km (22 mi )

Basin countries:

Islands:

Max. depth:

  • 501 m (1640 ft )

Volume:

  • 150.68249 km³ (36.150652 cu mi )

Surface area:

  • 496.21 km² (191.59 mi² )

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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude Elevation
  • 39.1
  • -120.1
  • 1,897 m (6224 ft )
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