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Lake Tahoe, California, USA
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lake_Tahoe,_California,_USA
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area
496 km²
gptkbp:basinCountry
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:catchmentArea
1,310 km²
gptkbp:elevation
1,897 m
gptkbp:formationYear
over 2 million years ago
gptkbp:formedBy
tectonic activity
gptkbp:frozenInWinter
rarely
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
gptkbp:inflow
gptkb:Truckee_River
gptkb:Blackwood_Creek
gptkb:Cascade_Creek
gptkb:Fallen_Leaf_Lake
gptkb:Meeks_Creek
gptkb:Taylor_Creek
gptkb:Upper_Truckee_River
gptkb:Ward_Creek
gptkbp:knownFor
tourism
ski resorts
clear water
gptkbp:length
35 km
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nevada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:maximumDepth
501 m
301 m
gptkbp:nearestCity
gptkb:Incline_Village
gptkb:South_Lake_Tahoe
gptkb:Tahoe_City
Stateline
gptkbp:notableEvent
Winter Olympics 1960 (nearby Squaw Valley)
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Fannette_Island
gptkbp:outflow
gptkb:Truckee_River
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
gptkbp:protectedArea
gptkb:Sand_Harbor_State_Park
gptkb:D.L._Bliss_State_Park
gptkb:Emerald_Bay_State_Park
gptkb:Lake_Tahoe_Basin_Management_Unit
gptkbp:recreationalActivity
boating
camping
fishing
hiking
mountain biking
skiing
swimming
snowboarding
gptkbp:residenceTime
650 years
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:width
19 km
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Gene_Upshaw
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6