Lake Tahoe

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alpine lake freshwater lake tourist destination

Lake Tahoe is a large, deep, and famously clear freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains, straddling the border of California and Nevada and serving as a major destination for outdoor recreation and tourism.

Aliases (5)

Lake Tahoe, Nevada ×2
Lake Tahoe (California side) ×1
Lake Tahoe (California side, southeast portion) ×1
Lake Tahoe (partial) ×1
Lake Tahoe state line ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	alpine lake → freshwater lake → tourist destination →
age	over 2 million years →
basinCountry	United States →
borders	California → Nevada →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	1897 m → 6225 ft →
formedBy	glacial processes →
governedBy	Tahoe Regional Planning Agency →
hasBay	Emerald Bay → Sand Harbor →
hasCityOnShore	Incline Village → Kings Beach → South Lake Tahoe → Stateline → Tahoe City → Zephyr Cove →
hasEnvironmentalIssue	declining water clarity → urban runoff pollution →
hasIsland	Fannette Island →
hasNearbyCity	Carson City → Reno → Truckee →
hasNearbySkiResort	Alpine Meadows → Heavenly Mountain Resort → Kirkwood Mountain Resort → Northstar California → Squaw Valley →
hasRecreationActivity	boating → camping → fishing → hiking → mountain biking → skiing → snowboarding → swimming →
inflow	Blackwood Creek → Edgewood Creek → Glenbrook Creek → Incline Creek → Taylor Creek → Third Creek → Upper Truckee River → Ward Creek →
isMajorTouristDestinationFor	Northern California → Northern Nevada →
isPopularSeason	summer → winter →
knownFor	casinos → clarity of water → outdoor recreation → scenic beauty → ski resorts →
locatedIn	California → Nevada → Sierra Nevada →
locatedOn	California–Nevada border →
maximumDepth	1644 ft → 501 m →
outflow	Truckee River →
partOf	Great Basin watershed →
protectedBy	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit →
surfaceArea	190 sq mi → 490 km² →
waterType	freshwater →

Referenced by (103)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carson Range → Douglas County, Nevada → Echo Summit → Kirkwood Mountain Resort → Northstar-at-Tahoe → Reno → Sierra Nevada University → Squaw Valley → Truckee →	locatedNear
California → El Dorado County ("Lake Tahoe (California side, southeast portion)") → El Dorado County, California → Lake Tahoe Basin → Northern California ("Lake Tahoe (California side)") → Sierra Nevada →	contains
Edgewood Creek → Glenbrook Creek → Incline Creek → Third Creek → Upper Truckee River → Ward Creek →	flowsInto
Coquette Island → Dead Man’s Island → Emerald Bay → Fannette Island → Fannette Island → Vikingsholm →	locatedIn
Inspiration Point → Northstar California → Reno–Sparks metropolitan area → Truckee Meadows →	near
Blackwood Creek → Third Creek → Upper Truckee River → Ward Creek →	tributaryOf
Emerald Bay → Pope Beach → Sand Harbor → Tahoe Vista →	waterBody
Camp Richardson → Pope Beach → Vikingsholm →	hasView
Dead Man’s Island → Diamond Peak Ski Resort → Heavenly Mountain Resort →	hasViewOf
Third Creek → Upper Truckee River → Ward Creek →	mouth
Diamond Peak Ski Resort → El Dorado Beach → Inspiration Point →	overlooks
Kings Beach → Kiva Beach →	borders
Edgewood Creek → Incline Creek →	isTributaryOf
Tahoe City → Vikingsholm →	locatedOn
El Dorado Beach → Zephyr Cove Marina →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Baranoff Island → Glenbrook Creek →	locatedOnShoreOf
Incline Creek → Third Creek ("Lake Tahoe, Nevada") →	mouthLocation
Fannette Island → Fannette Island →	onlyIslandIn
Smokin' Aces → The Godfather Part II ("Lake Tahoe, Nevada") →	setInLocation
Nevada →	borderFeature
Douglas County, Nevada →	bordersWaterBody
Lake Tahoe Basin →	centeredOn
Douglas County, Nevada →	containsPartOf
California State Route 28 →	followsShoreOf
Douglas County, Nevada →	hasBorderFeature
Zephyr Cove →	hasGeographicalFeature
Incline Village →	hasLake
South Lake Tahoe →	hasLakeAccess
Stateline, Nevada →	hasLakeShore
Northern California →	hasLandmark
Washoe County ("Lake Tahoe (partial)") →	hasMajorLake
Blackwood Creek →	hasMouthIn
Reno →	hasNearbyAttraction
California–Nevada border ("Lake Tahoe state line") →	hasNotableSegment
Blackwood Creek →	isHydrologicallyConnectedTo
Upper Truckee River →	isLargestTributaryOf
Dead Man’s Island →	isOnlyIslandIn
Tahoe City →	isOnShoreOf
Sierra Nevada →	knownFor
Baranoff Island →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Tahoe City Marina →	locatedOnWaterbody
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park →	mainWaterBody
Blackwood Creek →	naturalTributaryOf
Reno–Tahoe International Airport →	nearby
Sierra Nevada University →	nearbyBodyOfWater
Lake Tahoe Airport →	nearbyWaterBody
Carson City →	nearestMajorLake
Heavenly Gondola →	offersViewOf
Truckee River →	outflowOf
California–Nevada border →	passesThrough
Buddy Israel →	primaryLocationInStory
Truckee River →	source
Dead Man’s Island →	surroundedBy
Third Creek →	waterbody
Dead Man’s Island →	withinBodyOfWater