
The massive wildfire has scorched more than 190 square miles and destroyed hundreds of homes. South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe City on the west shore had the nation's worst air pollution at midmorning Wednesday, reaching 334, in the "hazardous" category of the 0-500 Air Quality Index, according to AirNow, a partnership of federal, state and local air agencies. Smoke from the Caldor Fire shrouds Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Tuesday. A study in Fallen Leaf Lake, just south of Lake Tahoe. The Caldor Fire spread to within 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of the lake that straddles the California-Nevada state line, eating its way through rugged timberlands and "knocking on the door" of the Lake Tahoe basin, California's state fire chief Thom Porter warned this week.Īsh rained down on Tuesday and tourists ducked into cafes, outdoor gear shops and casinos on Lake Tahoe Boulevard for a respite from the unhealthy air. Fallen Leaf Lake nautical chart The marine chart shows depth and hydrology of Fallen Leaf Lake on the map, which is located in the California state (El Dorado). Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S., with a maximum depth of 1,645 feet (501 m). A California fire that gutted hundreds of homes advanced toward Lake Tahoe on Wednesday as thousands of firefighters tried to box in the flames and tourists who hoped to boat or swim were enveloped in a thick yellow haze of the nation's worst air. It is now less than 20 miles from Lake Tahoe. The marine chart shows depth and hydrology of Fallen Leaf Lake on the map, which is located in the California state (El Dorado). Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon (1,949 ft or 594 m).

The massive wildfire has scorched more than 190 square miles and destroyed hundreds of homes since Aug. Smoke from the Caldor Fire shrouds Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Tuesday. Fallen Leaf is roughly 415 ft (125 m) deep at its deepest level, which is east of the sheer face of Mount Tallac and north of Stanford Sierra Camp. Fallen Leaf lake backs up against the Desolation Wilderness, an area of spectacular granite mountains and pristine alpine lakes.
