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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI just read that Lake Tahoe is...
deeper than the Empire State Building is tall.
I had no idea!!
Mister Ed
(5,930 posts)ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)Hard to fathom
Mister Ed
(5,930 posts)sdfernando
(4,935 posts)just wait until climate change has its way with it.
hunter
(38,311 posts)... for merely aesthetic reasons will be ordinary and mundane.
The surface elevation of Lake Tahoe is 6,225 ft.
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)don't know how high......
I just know that when I saw it for the first time 20 years ago it was one of the most beautiful sites I had ever seen.....
DFW
(54,369 posts)594m as opposed to 501m. I am SOOO glad it was made a national park so many years ago. It took my breath away whenever I stood on its rim and looked down on the jaw-dropping view.
Emile
(22,707 posts)Stretching all the way down to 1,645 feet deep, Lake Tahoe has beautiful crystal-clear waters at an elevation of 6,225 feet above sea level. Known for its phenomenal clarity, this ancient lake has the purest waters in North America, making this TheClearest Lake in the United States.
VGNonly
(7,488 posts)The water is becoming more eutrophic, too many nutrients. Phosphorus and sediments are the main factors. Hydrologist use a secchi disk, a simple device for measuring water clarity. Clarity is dropping about 0.80 feet per year.
Emile
(22,707 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)intrepidity
(7,294 posts),but only now realized that I also have a fear of depths!
My legs went wobbly just thinking about it. And really, how crazy is that? If you're swimming or floating, 100 feet or 1000 feet should be completely irrelevant. Weird.