Data Summary: Lake Tahoe
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| Lake Name |
Lake Tahoe |
Photo : Y. Watanabe |
| Site Name |
NAM-02 |
| State |
California and Nevada |
| Country |
U.S.A. |
| Latitude |
39:6N |
| Longitude |
120:6W |
| Altitude [m] |
1,897 |
| Surface area [m2] |
499,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
1.56E+11 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
505 |
Water level control |
- |
| Normal range of annual water level fluctuation[m] |
- |
Length of shoreline [m] |
120,000 |
| Residence time [yr] |
700 |
Catchment area [m2] |
841,000,000 |
| Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
- |
Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
| Freezing period |
None |
Mixing type |
Monomictic |
| Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
- |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
124,300 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
93 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
115 |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
88.1 |
Agricultural land [%] |
1.3 |
Others [%] |
10.6 |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
None |
| Eutrophication |
None |
Acidification |
- |
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