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David Fenton
1890s
The Shanghai, lifted from the lake in 2000, resides at Tahoe Maritime Museum.
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David Fenton
1959
Goldcrest Motel (now part of Ferrari's Crown Resort) is one of several classics lining the lake.
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David Fenton
1960
Firelite Lodge was built to house athletes competing in the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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David Fenton
2009
6,229 feet: Elevation (highest of lakes its size in the United States)
22 x 12 miles: Length x width
1,645 feet: Depth, near Crystal Bay (2nd deepest in the United States, after Oregon’s Crater Lake; 16th deepest lake in the world)
72 miles: Length of shoreline
39 trillion: Gallons of water
65°: Average temperature of water surface in August