<P> Lake Tahoe ( / ˈtɑːhoʊ / ; Washo : dáʔaw ) is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States . Lying at 6,225 ft ( 1,897 m ) , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada , west of Carson City . Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America , and at 122,160,280 acre ⋅ ft ( 150,682,490 dam ) 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 ( 1,945 ft ( 593 m ) ) . </P>
<P> Lake Tahoe ( / ˈtɑːhoʊ / ; Washo : dáʔaw ) is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States . Lying at 6,225 ft ( 1,897 m ) , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada , west of Carson City . Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America , and at 122,160,280 acre ⋅ ft ( 150,682,490 dam ) 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 ( 1,945 ft ( 593 m ) ) . </P>
lake tahoe straddles the border between which two u.s. states
lake tahoe straddles the border between which two u.s. states
California Nevada
California Nevada