Lake Tahoe Dam
Lake Tahoe Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Truckee River, at the outlet of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California. Tahoe Dam regulates the top six feet of Lake Tahoe, and distributes the water into Tahoe's primary outflow, the Truckee River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watson Log Cabin and Burton Creek State Park.
Watson Log Cabin
Museum
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watson Log Cabin in Tahoe City, California, was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Watson Log Cabin is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Lake Tahoe Dam.
Burton Creek State Park
Nature reserve
Burton Creek State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Placer County near Truckee. Situated on the outskirts of Tahoe City, the park offers 6 miles of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing. Burton Creek State Park is situated 1½ miles north of Lake Tahoe Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tahoe City and Sunnyside–Tahoe City.
Tahoe City
Tahoe City is a town on the California side of the Lake Tahoe region. The city was once the site of logging and hunting activity for the northern Tahoe Basin, now it is little more than a year round vacation town catering to visitors and locals daily needs.Sunnyside–Tahoe City
Locality
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunnyside–Tahoe City is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. The population was 1,555 at the 2020 census, down from 1,557 at the 2010 census, and its land area is 3.5 mi2.
Lake Forest
Neighborhood
Lake Forest is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Lake Forest is located on Lake Tahoe, 6.25 miles southwest of Kings Beach. It lies at an elevation of 6260 feet. The Lake Forest post office operated from 1947 to 1951. Lake Forest is situated 2 miles northeast of Lake Tahoe Dam.
Lake Tahoe Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the Truckee River in California
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.16709° or 39° 10′ 2″ northLongitude
-120.144° or 120° 8′ 38″ westElevation
6,224 feet (1,897 metres)Open location code
84FX5V84+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1116424698OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Lake Tahoe Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Tahoe Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Lake Tahoe Dam”
- Dutch: “Lake Tahoe-dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد بحيرة تاهو”
- Italian: “diga del lago Tahoe”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as North Lake Tahoe Visitor Center and Truckee River at Tahoe City.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Tahoe Dam”. Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.