Lake Tahoe, << TAH hoh, >> is a beautiful, oval-shaped, glacial lake that lies in a valley of the Sierra Nevada on the California-Nevada border. The lake is 22 miles (35 kilometers) long and 12 miles (19 kilometers) wide. Lake Tahoe lies 6,228 feet (1,898 meters) above sea level. It is 1,637 feet (499 meters) deep at its deepest point and is one of the deepest lakes in the continental United States.
Lake Tahoe empties through the Truckee River into Pyramid Lake. Camps, homes, and resorts line Lake Tahoe’s shores. The lake and the mountain streams that feed it attract fishing enthusiasts. Boating, water-skiing, and hunting are also popular. In 1844, the American explorer John C. Fremont became the first white person to see the lake.
