Aquafornia’s Water Word of the Week from sister site Aquapedia is Lake Tahoe. 

Lake Tahoe is just one of more than 200 definitions of water terms from A to Z on Aquapedia, the Water Education Foundation’s new interactive online water encyclopedia.

“World renowned for its crystal clear, azure water, Lake Tahoe straddles the Nevada-California border,” according to Aquapedia’s definition. “At 1,645 feet, it is the second deepest lake in the United States and the 10th deepest in the world. Lake Tahoe sits 6,225 feet above sea level, and is 22 miles long and 12 miles wide. Formed by uplifting, glaciation and erosion about 2 million to 3 million years ago, Lake Tahoe today is facing major challenges, ones that particularly threaten its famous clarity.” Additional information is included in the sections on challenges and restoration efforts.

As a dynamic source of information, the Lake Tahoe definition was updated on Aquapedia following the release of “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2013” by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis.

To dive even deeper into the subject of Lake Tahoe, Aquapedia lists the following lineup of additional references: “Layperson’s Guide to Nevada Water,” “Mercury Rising Tackling the Legacy of the Gold Rush, Western Water, May/June 2004,” “Lake Tahoe: A Watershed Management Study, Western Water, July/August 1997,” “The Fate of the Jewel” video, and Nevada Water and Truckee River Basin maps.

Upcoming Lake Tahoe Summit: The 17th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit is Monday, August 19, at Sand Harbor State Park.

To receive breaking daily news on Lake Tahoe, go to the related page on Aquapedia and click on “Search This Topic on Aquafornia” for the latest information.