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| Did you
know.... |
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| The Lake: |
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 Lake
Tahoe is 22 miles long (n/s) and 12 miles across (e/w). |
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| The
average depth is 989 feet, and the maximum depth is 1,645 feet.
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| The
lake is fed by 63 streams and 2 hot springs. |
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| The
Truckee River is the only outlet. |
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| The
water from Lake Tahoe never reaches the ocean, it flows through
Reno, and feeds into Pyramid Lake in the high desert of Nevada.
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| Lake
Tahoe does not freeze over in the winter. |
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| Water
temperatures rarely go below 40°F, and rarely rise above 70°F.
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| Lake
Tahoe was formed by faults in the earth's crust. 2 major faults
created the Carson Range on the East, and the Sierra Nevada's on
the West. |
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| The Mountains: |
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| Elevation
at lake level is 6,229 feet above sea level. |
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| Highest
peak; Freel Peak, 10,881 feet. |
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| Highest
peak ski resort; Heavenly, Monument Peak, 10,067 feet. |
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| Weather: |
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| Our
average temperature in January is 27°F, and in July is 61°F.
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| We
receive an average of 213 inches of snow each year (more at the
peaks), and still manage 307 days of wonderful sunshine. |
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