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The Lake:
- Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long (n/s) and 12 miles across
(e/w).
- The average depth is 989 feet, and the maximum depth
is 1,645 feet.
- The lake is fed by 63 streams and 2 hot springs.
- The Truckee River is the only outlet.
- The water from Lake Tahoe never reaches the ocean, it
flows through Reno, and feeds into Pyramid Lake in the high
desert of Nevada.
- Lake Tahoe does not freeze over in the winter.
- Water temperatures rarely go below 40°F, and rarely
rise above 70°F.
- 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.
The Mountains:
- Elevation at lake level is 6,229 feet above sea level.
- Highest peak; Freel Peak, 10,881 feet.
- Highest peak ski resort; Heavenly, Monument Peak, 10,067
feet.
Weather:
- Our average temperature in January is 27°F, and in
July is 61°F.
- 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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