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Lake Tahoe

Lake in California and Nevada, United States

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Lake Tahoe () is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km3) it trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon (1,949 ft or 594 m).

📰 Related News (14)

🇺🇸 iPhone satellite feature helps save skiers after deadly avalanche (2026-02-26)
When a deadly avalanche struck outside Lake Tahoe, California, an iPhone feature allowed the surviving skiers to get the help they needed. Tim Werth, ...
🇬🇧 'Devastated beyond words': Close friends and sisters among nine skiers killed in avalanche (2026-02-21)
Six close friends and mothers are among the nine off-piste skiers who were killed in an avalanche in California....
🇺🇸 Nine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say (2026-02-21)
A ninth victim who had been missing was found and recovered, officials said Saturday, from an avalanche that was the deadliest in modern California hi...
🇬🇧 ‘They were mothers, wives, friends’: how a ski trip turned deadly in the California mountains (2026-02-21)
A picture is emerging of one of the worst avalanche disasters in US history, and the women among a tight-knit group of friends who diedThe r...
🇬🇧 Officials investigate deadly California avalanche for possible criminal negligence (2026-02-20)
Nevada county sheriff said investigation includes learning why the ski trip was not cancelled by the guide companyAuthorities are investigat...
🇺🇸 Deadly February for skiers in Lake Tahoe region continues with 2 more fatalities (2026-02-21)
Two skiers died Friday in separate incidents at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort, marking the latest in a series of ski-related deaths in the reg...
🇺🇸 San José State University Graduate Is Found Dead in Tree Well at Lake Tahoe Resort (2026-02-20)
The recent graduate, 21, was on a trail in the Lake Tahoe region of California on Tuesday and did not return, prompting a search. His death is under i...
🇺🇸 Officials probe possible criminal negligence after avalanche near Lake Tahoe (2026-02-20)
One skier remains missing and is presumed dead after an avalanche buried a group of skiers near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday....
🇺🇸 Some victims of California avalanche near Lake Tahoe identified by families (2026-02-20)
The identities of some of the victims of the deadly California avalanche near Lake Tahoe became known on Thursday....
🇺🇸 Two Sisters Died in Tahoe Area Avalanche During Trek With Friends (2026-02-19)
A man said his sisters regularly met up with their friends, many from Stanford University, to go on ski trips....
🇺🇸 How a snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche (2026-02-19)
Several feet of new snow did not have time to bond to the earlier layer before the avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed at least eight backcountry skiers,...
🇺🇸 California avalanche near Lake Tahoe is among the deadliest in U.S. history (2026-02-18)
An avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe has become the fourth deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know about the six deadliest slides....
🇺🇸 Authorities announce death toll from avalanche near Lake Tahoe (2026-02-18)
Eight people were killed in an avalanche during a backcountry skiing expedition on the California side of Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, authorities said in a...
🇺🇸 Eye Opener: 9 skiers still missing after avalanche in California (2026-02-18)
A search for survivors is underway after skiers were trapped by an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California. Plus, dangerous wildfires are burning across...