There’s no end to the interesting Lake Tahoe information out there! Here’s a handful of fun facts about North America’s largest mountain lake to get you started and “peak” your curiosity.

 

Lake Tahoe is deep enough to cover the Empire State Building.
Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America, is about 1,644 feet deep. To put that into perspective, you could completely submerge the famous Empire State Building in New York, which stands at 1,454 feet at the tip. 

 

Lake Tahoe is in two places at once.
That sounds impossible, right? Nope! Approximately 2/3 of the lake is in California and 1/3 is in Nevada. 

 

The lake could cover the entire state of California in water.
There’s approximately 36.15 cubic miles of water in Lake Tahoe — or approximately 39 trillion gallons. According to Keep Tahoe Blue, that’s enough water to cover a flat area the size of California with 14 inches of water. It’s also enough to supply everyone in the United States with 50 gallons of water per day for five years!

 

Tahoe South gets enough snow to cover a three-story building.
According to U.S. Climate Data, South Lake Tahoe sees an average of 408 inches of snow a year, or approximately 34 feet. Generally, a story is about 10 feet, which means there’s enough snow to cover a three-story building. Of course, that’s just the average — 500+ inches of snow have been known to happen.

 

The water is almost as pure as drinking water.
The water in Lake Tahoe is 99.994% pure and considered one of the purest large lakes in the world. Commercially distilled water is 99.998% pure, so it’s pretty close!