Lake Tahoe - Facts
Facts about Lake Tahoe
Located between the great states of California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe is the highest alpine lake in the United States and is the second deepest (Crater Lake in Oregon at 1932’ is deeper). Often called "Tahoe" or "The Lake" spectacular Lake Tahoe is visited by nearly 2.5 million people every yearThe Lake Tahoe region is generally divided into North Shore, West Shore, East Shore, South Lake, Truckee, and the Surrounding areas including Reno, Nevada. North Shore cities include Tahoe City, Incline Village, Truckee, Northstar, Kings Beach, Squaw (Olympic) Valley, Alpine Meadows, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, Crystal Bay, and Brockway. South Shore cities include South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Stateline, and Zephyr Cove. West Shore includes Homewood, Tahoma, and Meeks Bay. Click here for a Lake Tahoe Map.
- Surface Area: 192 square miles
- Surface Elevation: 6229 ft.
- Capacity: 40 trillion gallons
- Maximum Depth: 1645 feet
- Shoreline: 72 miles
- Length: 22 miles
- Width: 12 miles
- Average water temperature: 42º
- Average surface water temp: 52º
- Average surface temp in July: 65º
- States: California and Nevada
- Average Snowfall: 415 inches
- Outlets: Truckee River at Tahoe City (exclusively)
- Highest Peak: Freel Peak at 10,881’
