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Lake Clarity: 2019: 62.7 feet avg. depth. 1968: First recorded at 102.4 feet Average depth: 1,000 feet Maximum depth: 1,645 feet Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. (Crater Lake in Oregon, at 1,932 feet, is the deepest), and the 11th deepest in the world.
There is enough water in Lake Tahoe to supply everyone in the United States with more than 75 gallons of water per day for 5 years.
Natural rim: 6,223’
Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide.
Lake Tahoe has a surface area of 191 square miles. If Lake Tahoe were emptied, it would submerge California under 15 inches of water.
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Lake Tahoe is located in the states of California and Nevada, with two-thirds in California.
Shoreline: 72 miles
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Lake Tahoe sits at an average elevation of between 6,223’ and 6,229.1’. The top 6.1’ of water is controlled by the dam in Tahoe City and holds up to 744,600 acre feet of water.
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