Lake Tahoe | |
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Dáʔaw (Washo) | |
Location | The Sierra Nevada of the U.S., along the state line of California and Nevada |
Coordinates | 39°N 120°W / 39°N 120°W / 39; -120 |
Lake type | Ancient lake, Geologic block faulting |
Primary outflows | Truckee River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 22 mi (35 km) |
Max. width | 12 mi (19 km) |
Surface area | 191 sq mi (490 km2):[1] Placer County (41%) El Dorado County (29%) Douglas County (13%) Washoe County (11%) Carson City (6%) |
Average depth | 1,000 ft (300 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 1,645 ft (501 m) |
Water volume | 36 cu mi (150 km3; 120,000,000 acre⋅ft)[2] |
Residence time | 650 years |
Shore length1 | 71 mi (114 km) |
Surface elevation | 6,225 ft (1,897 m)[1] |
Frozen | Rarely, in Emerald Bay[3] |
Islands | Fannette Island |
Settlements | Incline Village, NV South Lake Tahoe, CA Stateline, NV Tahoe City, CA Kings Beach, CA |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Tahoe | |
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Dáʔaw (Washo) | |
Location | The Sierra Nevada of the U.S., along the state line of California and Nevada |
Coordinates | 39°N 120°W / 39°N 120°W / 39; -120 |
Lake type | Ancient lake, Geologic block faulting |
Primary outflows | Truckee River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 22 mi (35 km) |
Max. width | 12 mi (19 km) |
Surface area | 191 sq mi (490 km2):[1] Placer County (41%) El Dorado County (29%) Douglas County (13%) Washoe County (11%) Carson City (6%) |
Average depth | 1,000 ft (300 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 1,645 ft (501 m) |
Water volume | 36 cu mi (150 km3; 120,000,000 acre⋅ft)[2] |
Residence time | 650 years |
Shore length1 | 71 mi (114 km) |
Surface elevation | 6,225 ft (1,897 m)[1] |
Frozen | Rarely, in Emerald Bay[3] |
Islands | Fannette Island |
Settlements | Incline Village, NV South Lake Tahoe, CA Stateline, NV Tahoe City, CA Kings Beach, CA |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |