Lake Tahoe, northcentral California
Lake Tahoe Dam is on the Truckee River in Placer County, California and is used for irrigation purposes. Construction was completed in 1913. Its normal surface area is 188 square miles. It is owned by Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
Lake Tahoe is concrete, buttress supported. Its height is 18.2 feet with a length of 1900 feet. Its capacity is 732000 acre feet. Normal storage is 732000 acre feet. It drains an area of 519 square miles.
Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Lake Tahoe
Stampede Dike Reservoir A Buck Island Auxiliary 
Lake Tahoe Quail Lake 
Martis Creek Lake Martis Creek Lake Mill Creek No 1 Marlette Reservoir Marlette Lake Buck Island Mill Creek No 2 Spooner Lake Rubicon Prosser Creek Rubicon Auxiliary Prosser Creek Reservoir Lake Angela Loon Lake Hobart Creek Reservoir Boca Ice Lakes Loon Lake French Meadows Reservoir Loon Lake Hell Hole Reservoir Boca Reservoir Lower Hell Hole Roundhill Effluent Loon Lake Schmidell Lake L L Anderson Cascade Lakes Kidd Lake Cascade Lake Gerle Fallen Leaf Lake Washoe Lake Robbs Peak Indian Hills Effluent Pond #6
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