Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. The lake is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides. The area surrounding the lake is also referred to as Lake Tahoe, or simply Tahoe. It is home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 100_0949. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Old fault exposed by roadcut near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... The Truckee River is a river 140 mi (225 km) long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... A measure based on the volume of water in a lake and the mean rate of outflow. ... Fannette Island, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, United States. ... Mural in South Lake Tahoe, on the beach South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a census-designated place located in Placer County, California. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. ...

Geography

Lake Tahoe from the south shore

Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the United States, with a maximum depth of 1,645 feet (501 m),^[1][2] trailing only Oregon's Crater Lake at 1,949 ft (594 m).^[2] Tahoe is also the 16th deepest lake in the world, and the fifth deepest in average depth.[1]^[2] It is about 22 mi (35 km) long and 12 mi (19 km) wide and has 72 mi (116 km) of shoreline and a surface area of 191 square miles 495 km². Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,272 × 1,704 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,272 × 1,704 pixels, file size: 1. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... A crater lake that simply goes by the name Crater Lake, in Oregon, USA Heaven Lake (Chonji / Tianchi), North Korea / China Cuicocha, Ecuador Lake formed after 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines Mount Katmai, Alaska, USA Mount Wenchi crater lake, Ethiopia Nemrut, Turkey Volcán Irazú, Costa Rica This page... Worlds deepest lakes by maximum depth. ...

Approximately two-thirds of the shoreline is in California. The south shore is dominated by the lake's largest city, South Lake Tahoe, California, which adjoins the town of Stateline, Nevada, while Tahoe City, California is located on the lake's northwest shore. Although highways run within sight of the lake shore for much of Tahoe's perimeter, many important parts of the shoreline now lie within state parks or are protected by the United States Forest Service. Mural in South Lake Tahoe, on the beach South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a census-designated place located in Placer County, California. ... Logo of the U.S. Forest Service. ...

Natural history

Geology

Lake Tahoe from space (north is to the right)

The Lake Tahoe Basin was formed by a geologic block (normal) faulting about 2 million years ago. A geologic block fault is a fracture in the earth's crust causing blocks of land to move up or down. Uplifted blocks created the Carson Range on the east and the Sierra Nevada on the west. Down-dropped blocks (a graben) created the Lake Tahoe Basin in between.^[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3032x2064, 2138 KB) Source: [1] Image courtesy of the Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3032x2064, 2138 KB) Source: [1] Image courtesy of the Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... Geologic faults, fault lines or simply faults are planar rock fractures, which show evidence of relative movement. ... The Carson Range is a range of mountains in eastern California and western Nevada that spurs off of the Sierra Nevada mountain range south of Lake Tahoe. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... USGS image A graben is a depressed block of land bordered by parallel faults. ...

More technically, Lake Tahoe is the youngest of several extensional basins of the Walker Lane Deformation Belt that accommodates nearly 12 mm/yr of dextral shear between the Sierra Nevada Microplate and North America.^[3][4] The Tahoe basin is formed by a series of large down-to-the-east normal faults, including the West Tahoe—Dollar Point fault, Stateline/North Tahoe fault and the Incline Village fault.^[5] These right-stepping en-echelon faults are capable of large magnitude 7 earthquakes, with the most recent M7 paleoquake (~1500 AD) occurring on the Incline Village fault with nearly 3 m of vertical offset^[6]  The North American plate, shown in brown The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, extending eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and westward to the Cherskiy Range in East Siberia. ... The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. ...

Some of the highest peaks of the Lake Tahoe Basin that formed during process of Lake Tahoe creation are Freel Peak at 10,891 ft (3,320 m), Monument Peak at 10,067 ft (3,068 m) (the present Heavenly Ski Resort), Pyramid Peak at 9,983 ft (3,043 m) (in the Desolation Wilderness), and Mount Tallac at 9,735 ft (2,967 m). Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe in California. ... Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. ... Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range within the subrange of the Crystal Mountains (California), to the west of Lake Tahoe. ... The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,690 acre (258 km²) wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. ... Mount Tallac is a mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California, United States. ...

Eruptions from the extinct volcano Mount Pluto formed a dam on the north side. Melting snow filled the southern and lowest part of the basin to form the ancestral Lake Tahoe. Rain and runoff added additional water. Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska photographed from the International Space Station For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. ...

Modern Lake Tahoe was shaped and landscaped by scouring glaciers during the Ice Ages, which began a million or more years ago. Many streams flow into Lake Tahoe, but the lake is drained only by the Truckee River, which flows northeast through Reno, Nevada and into Pyramid Lake, Nevada which has no outlet. Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland Icebergs breaking off glaciers at Cape York, Greenland This article is about the geological formation. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... The Truckee River is a river 140 mi (225 km) long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. ... Reno redirects here. ... Pyramid Lake and its environs Pyramid Lake is an endorheic salt lake, approximately 188 square miles (487 km²) in area, in the Great Basin in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ...

Soils of the basin come primarily from andesitic volcanic rocks and granodiorite, with minor areas of metamorphic rock. Some of the valley bottoms and lower hill slopes are mantled with glacial moraines, or glacial outwash material derived from the parent rock. Cryopsamments, Cryumbrepts, rockland, rock outcrops and rubble and stony colluvium account for over 70% of the land area in the basin (see USA soil taxonomy). The basin soils (in the < 2 mm fraction) are generally 65-85% sand (0.05–2.0 mm). Andesite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. ... A sample of granodiorite rock Granodiorite (IPA: ) is an intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but contains more plagioclase than potassium feldspar. ... Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. ... This article is about geological phenomena. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Given the great depth of Lake Tahoe, and the locations of the normal faults within the deepest portions of the lake, modeling suggests that earthquakes on these faults can trigger tsunamis. Wave heights of these tsunamis are predicted to be on the order of 3 to 10 m in height, capable of traversing the lake in just a few minutes.^[7] A massive collapse of the western edge of the basin that formed McKinney Bay around 50,000 years ago is thought to have generated tsunami/seiche wave with height approaching 100 m.^[8] For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ... A seiche (pronounced saysh) or an underwater wave is a standing wave in a body of water. ...

Climate

Mean annual precipitation ranges from over 55 inches (1400 mm) in watersheds on the west side of the basin to about 26 inches (660 mm) near the lake on the east side of the basin. Most of the precipitation falls as snow between November and April, although rainstorms combined with rapid snowmelt account for the largest floods. There is a pronounced annual runoff of snowmelt in late spring and early summer, the timing of which varies from year to year. In some years, summertime monsoon storms from the Great Basin bring intense rainfall, especially to high elevations on the east side of the basin. For other uses, see Monsoon (disambiguation). ...

The National Weather Service reports that August is normally the warmest month at the Tahoe Valley Airport (elevation 6,254 ft) with an average maximum of 78.7 °F and an average minimum of 39.8 °F. January is the coolest month with an average maximum of 41.0 °F and an average minimum of 15.1 °F. The all-time maximum of 99 °F was recorded on July 22, 1988. The all-time minimum of -29 °F was recorded on December 9, 1972, and February 7, 1989. Temperatures exceed 90 °F on an average of 2.0 days annually. Minimum temperatures of 32 °F or lower occur on an average of 231.8 days annually, and minimum temperatures of 0° or lower occur on an average of 7.6 days annually. Freezing temperatures have occurred every month of the year. No precipitation statistics are available for the airport. The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ...

Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe in background from Angora Ridge Rd. to the Angora Lakes Resort

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Ecology

Vegetation in the basin is dominated by a mixed conifer forest of Jeffrey pine (P. Jeffreyi), lodgepole pine (P. murrayana), white fir (Abies concolor), and red fir (A. magnifica). The basin also contains significant areas of wet meadows and riparian areas, dry meadows, brush fields (with Arctostaphylos and Ceanothus) and rock outcrop areas, especially at higher elevations. Ceanothus is capable of fixing nitrogen, but mountain alder (Alnus tenuifolia), which grows along many of the basin’s streams, springs and seeps, fixes far greater quantities, and contributes measurably to nitrate-N concentrations in some small streams. Binomial name Pinus jeffreyi Balf. ... Binomial name Pinus contorta Douglas Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) is a common tree in western North America. ... Binomial name Abies concolor (Gordon) Lindley ex Hildebrand White Fir (Abies concolor) is a fir native to the mountains of western North America, occurring at altitudes of 900-3,400 m. ... Binomial name Abies magnifica A.Murray The Red Fir (Abies magnifica) is a western North American fir, native to the mountains of southwest Oregon and California in the United States. ... A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year. ... A riparian zone schematic from the Everglades. ... A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ... Species About 60, see text. ... Species See text Ceanothus L., is a genus of about 50-60 species of shrubs or small trees in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. ... Outcrop is a geological term referring to the appearance of bedrock exposed at the surface of the Earth. ... Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen is taken from its natural, relatively inert molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds (such as, notably, ammonia, nitrate and nitrogen dioxide)[1] useful for other chemical processes. ... Binomial name Alnus incana (L.) Moench The Grey Alder (Alnus incana) is an alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. ...

Human history

Native peoples

The area around Lake Tahoe was originally inhabited by the Washoe tribe of Native Americans. Lake Tahoe was the center and heart of Washoe Indian territory, including the upper valleys of the Walker, Carson, and Truckee Rivers. The English name for lake Tahoe derives from the Washo dá’aw, "lake".^[9] Washoe (Washo) The Washoe (also Washo) are a Native American people who originally lived around Lake Tahoe and adjacent areas of the Great Basin. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Pre-contact distribution of the Washo language The Washo language (also Washoe) is an endangered Native American language isolate spoken by the Washoe on the California-Nevada border in the drainages of Truckee and Carson rivers, especially around Lake Tahoe. ...

Exploration

Lt. John C. Frémont and Kit Carson were the first non-indigenous people to see Lake Tahoe, during Fremont's second exploratory expedition. John Calhoun Johnson, Sierra explorer and founder of "Johnson's Cutoff" (now Hwy 50), was the first white man to see Meeks Bay and from a peak above the lake he named "Fallen Leaf Lake, California" after his Indian guide. His first job in the west was in the government service, carrying the mail on snowshoes from Placerville to Nevada City, during which time he named the lake "Lake Bigler" in honor of California’s governor John Bigler. In 1853 William Eddy, the surveyor general of California, identified Tahoe as Lake Bigler. In 1862 the U.S. Department of the Interior first introduced the name Tahoe. Both names were used until well into the next century. The lake didn't receive its official and final designation as Lake Tahoe until 1945. John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890), was an American military officer, explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the United States, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery. ... Kit Carson Christopher Houston Kit Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... John Bigler 3rd Governor of California John Bigler (January 8, 1805–November 29, 1871) was Governor of California from January 8, 1852 until January 9, 1856. ... The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ...

California and Nevada reached the compromise to partition Tahoe between the two when California became a state. With the state line through the middle of the lake and then at 39 degrees north latitude, the state border runs southeasterly towards the Colorado River. The Colorado River from the bottom of Marble Canyon, in the Upper Grand Canyon Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River from Laughlin Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona The Colorado River is...

Mining era

Upon discovery of gold in the South Fork of the American River in 1848, thousands of gold seekers going west passed near the basin on their way to the gold fields. European civilization first made its mark in the Lake Tahoe basin with the 1858 discovery of the Comstock Lode, a silver deposit just 15 miles (24 km) to the east in Virginia City, Nevada. From 1858 until about 1890, logging in the basin supplied large timbers to shore up the underground workings of the Comstock mines. The logging was so extensive that loggers cut down almost all of the native forest. In 1864, Tahoe City was founded as a resort community for Virginia City, the first recognition of the basin’s potential as a destination resort area.^[10] GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... The American River, located in the US state of California, has a prominent place in American history for being the site of Sutters Mill, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush. ... Miner working in the Comstock Lode The Comstock Lode was the first major U.S. deposit of silver ore, discovered under what is now Virginia City, Nevada on the eastern slope of Mt. ... View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ...

Development

Public appreciation of the Tahoe basin grew, and during the 1912, 1913, and 1918 congressional sessions, congressmen tried unsuccessfully to designate the basin as a national park. During the first half of the 20th century, development around the lake consisted of a few vacation homes. The post-World War II population and building boom, followed by construction of gambling casinos in the Nevada part of the basin during the mid-1950s, and completion of the interstate highway links for the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, resulted in a dramatic increase in development within the basin. From 1960 to 1980, the permanent residential population increased from about 10,000 to greater than 50,000, and the summer population grew from about 10,000 to about 90,000.^[10] Since the 1980s, development has slowed due to controls on land use. // Dates of Sessions 1911-1913 Major Political Events New Mexico was admitted to the Union on 6 January 1912; Arizona was admitted on 14 February 1912, the last of the 48 contiguous states to join the Union. ... Dates of Sessions 1917-1919 A special session took place from 5 March 1917 to 16 March 1917. ... The parks of the United States National Park system are one type of protected area in the United States and are operated by the U.S. National Park Service. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Sign outside Olympic Village at Squaw Valley The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States (located in the Lake Tahoe basin). ...

Government and Politics

Lake Tahoe lies within the borders of both California and Nevada, and as such is not governed by any single entity. In California, Lake Tahoe is divided between Placer County and El Dorado County. In Nevada, Lake Tahoe is divided among Washoe County, Douglas County and Carson City (an independent city). Placer County is a county located in California, USAs Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. ... Washoe County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. ...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is a federal regulatory agency which is charged with environmental protection of the Lake Tahoe Basin through land-use regulation and planning.^[11] Lake Tahoe The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (or TRPA) was formed in 1969 through a bi-state compact between California and Nevada which was ratified by the U.S. Congress. ...

As an interstate waterway, Lake Tahoe is subject to the United States Coast Guard (USCG). USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ...

Environmental issues

Water quality

In spite of land-use planning and export of treated sewage effluent from the basin, the lake is becoming increasingly eutrophic (having an excessive richness of nutrients), with primary productivity increasing by more than 5% annually, and clarity decreasing at an average rate of 0.25 meters per year. Fine sediment, much of it resulting from land disturbance in the basin, accounts for about half of the loss in clarity. Charles Goldman from UC Davis was directly responsible for prompting Tahoe officials to pump all sewage effluent from the basin when Tahoe was being greatly developed in the 1950s. Goldman made local officials understand that even treated sewage would greatly affect the water quality of Lake Tahoe.^[12] Sewage is the mainly liquid waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water, faeces, urine, laundry waste and other material which goes down drains and toilets from households and industry. ... Eutrophication is apparent northern part of the Caspian Sea as imaged from orbit. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... The University of California, Davis, commonly abbreviated to UC Davis or UCD is one of the ten University of California campuses. ...

Until the early 1980s, nutrient-limitation studies showed that primary productivity in the lake was nitrogen-limited. Now, after a half-century of accelerated nitrogen input (much of it from direct atmospheric deposition), the lake is phosphorus-limited. Because the volume of the lake is so large (156 km³) and its hydraulic residence time so long (about 650 years), its eutrophication may be essentially irreversible.

Lake Tahoe never freezes. Since 1970, it has mixed to a depth of at least 400 m a total of 6 or 7 times. Dissolved oxygen is relatively high from top to bottom.

Analysis of the temperature records in Lake Tahoe has shown that the lake warmed (between 1969 and 2002) at an average rate of 0.015 °C per year. The warming is caused primarily by increasing air temperatures, and secondarily by increasing downward long-wave radiation. The warming trend is reducing the frequency of deep mixing in the lake, and may have important effects on water clarity and nutrient cycling.

Secret Beach on Lake Tahoe's Nevada side

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Ecosystem changes

Since the 1960s, the Lake's food web and zooplankton populations have undergone major changes. In 1963–65, opossum shrimp (Mysis relicta) were introduced to enhance the food supply for the introduced Kokanee salmon (Onchorhynchus nerka). The shrimp began feeding on the Lake's cladocerans (Daphnia and Bosmina), and their populations virtually disappeared by 1971. The shrimp provide a food resource for salmon and trout, but also compete with juvenile fish for zooplankton. Since the 1970s, the cladoceran populations have somewhat recovered, but not to former levels.

Lake Tahoe is actually a tributary watershed drainage element within the Truckee River Basin, and its sole outlet is the Truckee River, which continues on to discharge to Pyramid Lake. Because of the sensitivity of Truckee River water quality (involving two protected species, the cui-ui sucker fish and the Lahontan cutthroat trout), this drainage basin has been studied extensively. The primary investigations were stimulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who funded the development of the DSSAM model to analyze water quality below Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River is a river 140 mi (225 km) long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. ... Pyramid Lake and its environs Pyramid Lake is an endorheic salt lake, approximately 188 square miles (487 km²) in area, in the Great Basin in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Binomial name Chasmistes cujus Cope, 1883 The Cui-ui (Chasmistes Cujus) is a large sucker fish which is endemic to Pyramid Lake in northwestern Nevada. ... The Catostomidae, also known as the sucker fish is part of the order Cypriniformes. ... Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) is the state fish of Nevada. ... EPA redirects here. ... Lake Tahoe, headwater sub-basin of the Truckee River watershed The DSSAM Model (Dynamic Stream Simulation and Assessment. ... River in Madagascar relatively free of sediment load An hydrological transport model is a mathematical model used to simulate river or stream flow and calculate water quality parameters. ...

In June 2007, the Angora Fire burned approximately 3,100 acres (13 km²) throughout the South Lake Tahoe area. While the impact of ash on the lake's ecosystem is predicted to be minimal, the impact of potential future erosion is not yet known.^[13] The Angora Fire is a wind driven fire that started near a North Upper Truckee Road subdivision near Angora Lakes, Fallen Leaf Lake and South Lake Tahoe, California around 2:15 PM on Sunday, June 24, 2007 as a result of an illegal campfire. ... South Lake Tahoe is a city located in El Dorado County, California. ...

Environmental protection

Until recently, construction on the banks of the Lake had been largely under the control of wealthy real estate developers. Construction activities have resulted in a clouding of the lake's blue waters. Currently, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is regulating construction along the shoreline (and has won two Federal Supreme Court battles over recent decisions). These regulations are unpopular with many residents, especially those in the Tahoe Lakefront Homeowners Association. For other uses, see Construction (disambiguation). ... Lake Tahoe The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (or TRPA) was formed in 1969 through a bi-state compact between California and Nevada which was ratified by the U.S. Congress. ...

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

The League to Save Lake Tahoe (Keep Tahoe Blue) has been the public interest watchdog in the Lake Tahoe Basin for 50 years. Founded when a proposal to build a four-lane highway around the lake—with a bridge over the entrance to Emerald Bay—was proposed in 1957, the League has repeatedly thwarted poorly designed development projects and environmentally unsound planning. Currently evaluating the "Pathways 2007" comprehensive plan being developed by TRPA, the League embraces responsible and diversified use of the Lake's resources while protecting and restoring its natural attributes. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x853, 414 KB) Summary w:Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x853, 414 KB) Summary w:Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe. ... Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. ...

Since 1980, the Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program (LTIMP) has been measuring stream discharge and concentrations of nutrients and sediment in up to 10 tributary streams in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California-Nevada. The objectives of the LTIMP are to acquire and disseminate the water quality information necessary to support science-based environmental planning and decision making in the basin. The LTIMP is a cooperative program with support from 12 federal and state agencies with interests in the Tahoe Basin. This data set, together with more recently acquired data on urban runoff water quality, is being used by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board to develop a program (mandated by the Clean Water Act) to limit the flux of nutrients and fine sediment to the Lake.

Tourist activities

Much of the area surrounding Lake Tahoe is devoted to the tourism industry and there are many restaurants, ski slopes and casinos catering to visitors. This article is about casinos for gaming. ...

Winter sports

Ski slopes overlooking Lake Tahoe

During ski season, thousands of people from all over Nevada and California, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco, flock to the slopes for some of the best skiing in the world. Lake Tahoe, in addition to its panoramic beauty, is well known for its blizzards.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 263 KB) This is a picture that I took while skiing heavenly at Tahoe. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 263 KB) This is a picture that I took while skiing heavenly at Tahoe. ... A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... San Diego redirects here. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ... This article is about the winter storm condition. ...

Some of the major ski areas in Tahoe include:

• Heavenly Mountain Resort: the largest ski area in California and Nevada, located near Stateline, Nevada
• Squaw Valley: the second largest ski area, known for its hosting of the 1960 Winter Olympics, located near Tahoe City
• Alpine Meadows: a medium sized ski area on the north shore only a few miles from Squaw Valley
• Diamond Peak: a small ski area located in Incline Village, Nevada
• Northstar at Tahoe: a popular north shore ski area
• Kirkwood Mountain Resort: a south shore ski area which gets more snow than any other ski area in Tahoe
• Sierra-at-Tahoe: a small south shore ski area
• Boreal Mountain Resort: a small ski area on Donner Pass
• Sugar Bowl Ski Resort: a medium sized ski area in Donner Pass
• Donner Ski Ranch: a very small ski area on Donner Pass
• Homewood Ski Resort: a medium sized ski area on the west shore
• Mount Rose Ski Resort: a medium sized ski area north-east of the Lake, on Slide Mountain

The majority of the ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe region are on the northern end of the lake, near Truckee, California and Reno, Nevada. Kirkwood, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Heavenly are located on the southern side of the lake, approximately 80 miles (129 km) from Reno. It is common for visitors to ski amongst these 3 resorts when staying in Southern Lake Tahoe and not venture to the northern lake resorts (Squaw Valley, Northstar at Tahoe, Sugar Bowl, etc.). Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Lake Tahoe from Squaw Valley. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... Tahoe City is a community in California, USA; located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. ... For the bed and breakfast inn in British Columbia, Canada, see Alpine Meadows Lodge. ... For other uses of Diamond Peak, see Diamond Peak Diamond Peak is a small ski resort located in Incline Village, NV at Northern Lake Tahoe. ... Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Northstar-at-Tahoe is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, approximately 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a ski and snowboard resort in Kirkwood, California to the south of Lake Tahoe. ... Sierra-at-Tahoe is a ski and snowboard resort in Twin Bridges, California to the south of Lake Tahoe. ... Donner Pass (el. ... Sugar Bowl is a ski and snowboard area in Norden, California along the Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 46 miles (74 km) west of Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80. ... A cabin in Truckee. ... Reno redirects here. ... Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a ski and snowboard resort in Kirkwood, California to the south of Lake Tahoe. ... Sierra-at-Tahoe is a ski and snowboard resort in Twin Bridges, California to the south of Lake Tahoe. ... Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. ... Lake Tahoe from Squaw Valley. ... Northstar-at-Tahoe is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, approximately 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Sugar Bowl is a ski and snowboard area in Norden, California along the Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 46 miles (74 km) west of Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80. ...

For an instant overview of the locations and conditions of Tahoe ski resorts, see Ski Bonk's resort map.

Scattered throughout Tahoe are public and private sled parks. Some, such as Granlibakken are equipped with rope tows to help sledders get up the hill. Scene from winter nearly anywhere snow may fall on a handy hill—Children at play sledding. ... A ski tow, also called rope tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. ...

Many ski areas in Tahoe also have Snow tubing, such as Squaw Valley. Snow tubing is popular among people who are interested in alternative sports. Throughout Tahoe, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobile riding, and Snowshoeing are also popular, thus there are many trails for them. Snow tubing is sledding on snow using an over inflated inner tube for a sled. ... Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... A snowmobile tour at Yellowstone National Park. ... For other uses, see Snowshoe (disambiguation). ...

Water sports

Southeast shore of Lake Tahoe

During late Spring to early Fall, the lake is popular for water sports and beach activities. The two cities most identified with the Lake Tahoe tourist area are South Lake Tahoe, California and the smaller Stateline, Nevada; smaller centers on the northern shoreline include Tahoe City and Kings Beach. Lake Tahoe Picture taken from near the top of the Heavenly Ski Resort Tram on May 13, 2003. ... Lake Tahoe Picture taken from near the top of the Heavenly Ski Resort Tram on May 13, 2003. ... There are a large number of sports that involve water. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Mural in South Lake Tahoe, on the beach South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a census-designated place located in Placer County, California. ... Kings Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. ...

Boating, the primary activity in Tahoe in the summer, is known worldwide. There are lakefront restaurants all over the lake, most equipped with docks and buoys (See the restaurants section) There are all sorts of boating events, such as sailboat racing, firework shows over the lake, guided cruises, and more. Lake Tahoe also has its own Coast Guard. For architectural piers, see Pier (architecture). ... A seal on a buoy in San Diego Harbor A buoy is a stationary floating device that can have various purposes: sea mark - aids pilotage by marking a maritime channel, hazard and administrative area to allow boats and ships to navigate safely. ... For the 2002 South Korean film, see The Coast Guard (film). ...

Hiking and mountain biking

There are hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails all around the lake. They range in length, difficulty, and popularity. One of the most famous of Tahoe's trails is the Tahoe Rim Trail, a 165 mile (270 km) trail that circumnavigates the lake. Directly to the west of the lake is the Granite Chief Wilderness, which provides great hiking and wilderness camping. Also, to the southwest is the very popular Desolation Wilderness. One of the most popular trailheads is the Eagle Lake Trailhead. Tahoe Rim Trail is a popular hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada range of the U.S. which circumnavigates Lake Tahoe along the high peaks above the lake. ... The Granite Chief Wilderness Area is a 25,680 acre (104 km²) wilderness area of the Tahoe National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of Lake Tahoe. ... The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,690 acre (258 km²) wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. ... The Eagle Falls Trailhead or Eagle Lake Trailhead is located on HWY 89 a few miles north of South Lake Tahoe, CA at Emerald Bay State Park on the western shore of Lake Tahoe. ...

Gambling

Gambling is legal on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Casinos, each with a variety of slot and video machines and table games, are located on the South Shore in Stateline, and on the North Shore in Crystal Bay and Incline Village. Gamble redirects here. ... This article is about casinos for gaming. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. ...

North Shore - Crystal Bay:

• Cal Neva Lodge & Casino
• Crystal Bay Club
• Jim Kelley's Tahoe Nugget
• Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino

North Shore - Incline Village: Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. ...

• Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino

South Shore - Stateline: Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ...

• Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe
• Harrah's Lake Tahoe
• Harvey's Lake Tahoe Casino and Resort
• Horizon Casino Resort
• Lakeside Inn
• MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa

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Highways

Visitors can reach Lake Tahoe in 2 hours from the Sacramento area via U.S. Route 50. In winter months, chains or snow tires are sometimes necessary, particularly from the communities of Twin Bridges to Meyers which is on the other side of the Sierra Nevada. Highway 50 passes the Lake Tahoe Airport en route to shoreline communities and eventually Stateline, Nevada. The Pioneer Trail is an effective bypass for reaching the popular casinos at Stateline and the Heavenly Mountain Resort, after which it re-connects with Highway 50. After following the eastern shoreline northbound through Zephyr Cove and Glenbrook, it heads sharply east over the Carson Range and down into the valley towards Carson City, Nevada. Sacramento redirects here. ... Sign at the western terminus indicating the distances to Placerville, South Lake Tahoe, and the eastern terminus in Ocean City, Maryland. ... Twin Bridges is a very small town on U.S. Route 50 in El Dorado County, California in the United States. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... Lake Tahoe Airport (IATA: TVL, ICAO: KTVL, FAA LID: TVL) is a public airport located three miles (3. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. ... Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Glenbrook is the name of several places: Glenbrook, New Zealand Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia Glenbrook is also the names of two high schools in the United States: Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois, United States Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois, United States The name Glenbrook comes from merging... Motto: Proud of its Past. ...

The other primary route to Lake Tahoe is on Interstate 80 that goes over Donner Pass and through Truckee and then on to Reno. Once in Truckee one can take highway 267 or Highway 89 to Kings Beach or Tahoe City, respectively, on the north shore of the lake. Unlike U.S. Route 50 which is a 2 lane highway through the Sierra Nevada, Interstate 80 is a 4 lane highway. Interstate 80, a major east-west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco, California, United States. ... Donner Pass (el. ... A cabin in Truckee. ... Reno redirects here. ... A cabin in Truckee. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE US-395 MNO 0. ... Sign at the western terminus indicating the distances to Placerville, South Lake Tahoe, and the eastern terminus in Ocean City, Maryland. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... Interstate 80, a major east-west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco, California, United States. ...

Highway 89 splits off before South Lake Tahoe at an intersection known as "The Y." It crosses the western edge of the lake through the picturesque wilderness and connects camping, fishing and hiking locations such as those at Emerald Bay State Park, DL Bliss State Park and Camp Richardson. Farther along are communities such as Meeks Bay and Tahoe City. Finally, the highway turns away from the lake and heads northwest toward Truckee. JUNCTION POSTMILE US-395 MNO 0. ... Mural in South Lake Tahoe, on the beach South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. ... Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. ... D. L. Bliss State Park is a state park located near Lake Tahoe in California. ... Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a census-designated place located in Placer County, California. ... A cabin in Truckee. ...

Highway 28 completes the circuit from Tahoe City up and around the northern shore to communities such as Kings Beach, Crystal Bay, and into Incline Village, Nevada. Both a California and Nevada State Highway, Route 28 returns along the eastern shore to meet up with US Highway 50 near Spooner Lake. JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-89 PLA 0. ... Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a census-designated place located in Placer County, California. ... Kings Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. ... Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ...

Other roads include State Route 431, which connects to Reno, Nevada, from the north shore. Drivers from the south shore would take U.S. Route 50 to Carson City and then head north on U.S. Route 395 into Reno. State Route 207, also known as the Kingsbury Grade, heads over the Carson Range and into Carson Valley communities beyond. Reno redirects here. ... U.S. Route 50 is a major east-west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3000 miles (4800 km) from West Sacramento, California east to Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... U.S. Highway 395 shield in California U.S. Route 395 is a scenic highway that starts in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia, runs along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in the Owens Valley, winds through Carson City, Reno, back into California, crosses through the... Reno redirects here. ... Nevada State Route 207 is an 11. ...

Miscellaneous facts

• Although Lake Tahoe is a natural lake, it is also used for water storage by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID). The lake level is controlled by a dam at the lake's only outlet, the Truckee River, at Tahoe City. The dam only increases the lake's capacity by 732,000 acre feet (903,000,000 m³) and it only controls the top 6 feet (2 m) of the lake.
• Vehicles Impact Lake Clarity - During peak season, cars and trucks driving in the Tahoe Basin account for 1 million vehicle miles per day, traveling on roads surrounding the 72-mile lake.

• Emerald Bay, in the west side of the lake, is a National Natural Landmark, and is protected by Emerald Bay State Park

• Fannette Island is the lake's only island. It is also protected by Emerald Bay State Park.

• The Chevrolet Tahoe SUV is named after the lake.

• The North Shore features the Cal Neva Resort (once owned by Frank Sinatra) which has a marked state line running through it (even through its swimming pool).

• Mark Twain accidentally started a forest fire in Lake Tahoe as described in Chapter XXIII of Roughing It. Twain used dramatic license in many of his books-whether he really started a fire is open to debate. He also remarked that due to its remarkable clarity and vivid blue hue, boating on the lake was akin to floating on the air.

• The fictitious Ponderosa Ranch of the TV series Bonanza is located in the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.

• In the motion picture The Godfather Part II, the Corleone family lived in a compound on the shores of the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. In a famous scene from the final minutes of the film, Fredo Corleone is taken out onto the lake for a fishing trip, only to be executed for treachery, on the orders of his brother Michael (Al Pacino), who watches from the shore.

The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID) is a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, which operates dams at Lake Tahoe, on the Truckee River and Lake Lahontan as well as 380 miles of canals and 340 miles of drains in support of agriculture in Lyon County and Churchill County. ... This article is about structures for water impoundment. ... The Truckee River is a river 140 mi (225 km) long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. ... Tahoe City is a community in California, USA; located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. ... Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. ... Caverns of Sonora National Natural Landmark The National Natural Landmark (NNL) program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the United States natural history. ... Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. ... Fannette Island, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, United States. ... The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. ... A fourth-generation (2006-) Ford Explorer, the best-selling mid-size SUV in the United States. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humanist,[2] humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. ... Roughing It is a semi-non-fiction work written by American author Mark Twain. ... The Ponderosa Ranch was a theme park based on the popular 1960s television western Bonanza. ... This article is about the television program. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Academy Award-winning motion picture directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy, Golden Globe, Tony, BAFTA, Emmy, and SAG award winning American actor who is best known for playing the roles of Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface and Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy . ...

Peaks and mountains

Mount Tallac is a mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California, United States. ... Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. ... Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe in California. ... Maggies Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the east of Lake Tahoe. ... Jobs Peak is in Alpine County, California. ...

See also

• Emerald Bay State Park
• Mono Lake
• Clear Lake
• Pyramid Lake
• Washoe Lake
• Fallen Leaf Lake, California
• Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. ... Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in California, United States that is a critical nesting habitat for several bird species and is one of the most productive ecosystems in North America[citation needed]. // Satellite photo of Mono Lake Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic... For other uses, see Clear Lake (disambiguation). ... Pyramid Lake and its environs Pyramid Lake is an endorheic salt lake, approximately 188 square miles (487 km²) in area, in the Great Basin in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Washoe Lake, as seen from the Carson Range Washoe Lake is an endorheic lake located in the Washoe Valley of Washoe County, Nevada. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park is a Nevada state park in western Nevada. ...

References

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Further reading

External links

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• Lake Tahoe Data Clearinghouse - USGS/Western Geographic Science Center
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
• Tahoe Environmental Research Center - UC Davis research & outreach
• Lake Tahoe REMOTE Meteorological Data Sites
• Lake Tahoe Watershed- California Rivers Assessment database
• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - USDA Forest Service
• League to Save Lake Tahoe -environmental watchdog organization
• Tahoe-Baikal Institute -international environmental organization
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• Lake Tahoe travel guide from Wikitravel
• USGS GNIS: Lake Tahoe

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