Lake Tahoe

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine lake
freshwater lake
tourist destination
age over 2 million years
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
borders California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: 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
Blackwood Creek
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
Sierra Nevada
locatedOn California–Nevada border
maximumDepth 1644 ft
501 m
outflow Truckee River
partOf Great Basin
surface form: Great Basin watershed
protectedBy Lake Tahoe Basin
surface form: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
surfaceArea 190 sq mi
490 km²
waterType freshwater

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Hidden Beach waterBody Lake Tahoe
Desolation Wilderness adjacentTo Lake Tahoe
Mount Rose isVisibleFrom Lake Tahoe
Mount Rose Highway (Nevada State Route 431) connects Lake Tahoe
subject surface form: Mount Rose Highway
Zephyr Cove Beach hasView Lake Tahoe
Zephyr Cove Beach hasWaterBody Lake Tahoe
State Route 89 passesNear Lake Tahoe
Snow Valley Peak overlooks Lake Tahoe
Snow Valley Peak near Lake Tahoe
Snow Valley Peak hasViewOf Lake Tahoe
Things Change filmingLocation Lake Tahoe
Kingsbury, Nevada locatedNear Lake Tahoe
Kingsbury, Nevada hasViewOf Lake Tahoe
CA 28 followsShoreOf Lake Tahoe
Crystal Bay Club Casino hasView Lake Tahoe
Olympic Valley locatedNear Lake Tahoe
Last Weekend hasSetting Lake Tahoe
Last Weekend filmingLocation Lake Tahoe
this entity surface form: Lake Tahoe, California