Carnelian Bay of Lake Tahoe

Viewed from atop of the State Line Lookout Trail Head, the beautiful elevated view reveals the boat harbor on the northern end of the lake. Lake Tahoe, located on the Nevada-California border, is the largest alpine freshwater lake in North America, where the deepest point is at 1,645 feet (second deepest in North America), and stretches 22 miles long by 12 miles wide. Lake Tahoe is fed by 63 tributaries and the only outlet is the Truckee River. Water temperatures at the surface can reach the mid 70s, but remains a constant cold temperature of 39 degrees F at depth.