Lake Tahoe

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/lake-tahoe

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Lake Tahoe?6,225 feet (1,897 meters) above sea level
2. How big is Lake Tahoe?Approximately 191 square miles (496 square kilometers)
3. How deep is Lake Tahoe?1,645 feet (501 meters)
4. What is the location?Sierra Nevada Mountains, straddling the California-Nevada border, United States
5. What is the volume?122,160,280 acre-feet (150.7 cubic kilometers)
6. Why is Lake Tahoe so clear?Its cold water, low nutrients, and protected watershed keep it very clear, letting people see down to 100 feet.

Tectonic activity: The movement and interactions of the Earth's large crustal plates, which can cause earthquakes and shape landscapes.
Pleistocene epoch: A geological period characterized by repeated glaciations, often referred to as the 'Ice Ages'.
Watershed management: The practice of managing the water resources within a specific drainage basin to ensure water quality and availability.
Bi-state: Involving or relating to two states, in this context, California and Nevada.