How big is Lake Tahoe?

Lake Tahoe's surface covers about 191 square miles (495 km²), or about 122,000 acres. It is about 22 miles long and 12 miles wide, on the border of California and Nevada.

square miles: 191
km²: 495
acres: 122,243
football fields: 92,446

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Deep as well as wide

Tahoe is also one of the deepest lakes in the US, about 1,645 feet at its deepest point. About two thirds of it lies in California.

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How it compares

71%of the area of the Little Giant Fire
122,243acres
92,446American football fields
69,286soccer pitches
145×the size of Central Park
1,006×the size of Vatican City
5.5%of the area of Yellowstone National Park
0.023%of the area of Greenland

Questions people ask

How many acres is Lake Tahoe?

About 122,000 acres of surface.

Which states is Lake Tahoe in?

California and Nevada. About two thirds of the lake is in California.

How deep is Lake Tahoe?

About 1,645 feet at its deepest point.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: about 191 square miles of surface. Outline measured at 123,074 acres (498 km²) on the WGS84 ellipsoid. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (source), licence: ODbL 1.0.