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Tahoe is a Washoe Indian word, generally believed to mean "Big Water" or "Big Blue". While no exact definition has ever been agreed upon, many have interpreted the word to mean many things. Mark Twain, while visiting Lake Tahoe in his earlier days, was said to have defined Tahoe as "Grasshopper Soup". Others have said the word means "Strong Water" or "Whiskey". Whatever the meaning, the word Tahoe has long had a mystical connotation, which is appropriate in describing the overwhelming beauty of the Lake.

The average surface elevation of Lake Tahoe is 6,225 feet above sea level making it the highest lake of it’s size in the United States. Lake Tahoe is located on the California/Nevada border, 198 miles northeast of San Francisco, 98 miles east of Sacramento and 58 miles southwest of Reno, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long, 12 miles wide, and 72 miles of shoreline. Lake Tahoe’s greatest depth of 1,645 feet makes it the third deepest lake in North America and the tenth deepest in the world. The water in Lake Tahoe could cover a flat area the size of California by 14 inches. This is enough to provide everyone in the United States with 50 gallons of water per day for 5 years. And believe it or not, the amount of water that evaporates from the surface of Lake Tahoe every year could supply a city the size of Los Angeles for 5 years.

Lake Tahoe is composed of the following communities: Bunker Tract, Tahoe City, Lake Forest, The Highlands, Carnelian Heights, Ridgewood, Agate Bay, Tahoe Estates, Tahoe Vista, Tahoe Marina Estates, Woodvista, Kingswood Estates and Kingswood West, Kings Beach-Brockway, Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley, West Shore Lake Tahoe, Cathedral Forest, Tahoe Tavern Heights, Tahoe Woods, Tahoe Park, Talmont-Twin Peaks, Pineland, Timberland, Skyland, Tahoe Pines, Tahoe Swiss Village, Homewood, McKinney Shores, Chamberlands, McKinney Estates, Kai-lua Park-Westlake Village, Meeks Bay-Glenridge and the Rubicon.