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Lake Tahoe
Lake in California, near Carnelian Bay, Homewood, Kings Beach, Lake Forest, Meeks Bay, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Tahoe Pines, Tahoe Vista and Tahoma
Current status
No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch. Larger round markers with a label mark beach and other official advisories nearby.
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About this status
No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.
Sources checked: Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms (last successful check 2026-11-06 08:37 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC. · Updated
The last 90 days
No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.
Reports linked to Lake Tahoe
Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Site 18 · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Site 25 · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Site 13 · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Venice Alpine (634TKL008) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Kings Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Slalom Court (Site H) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Spinnaker Cove (Site 7) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Emerald / Marconi West · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Star Harbor · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Mouth of Upper Truckee River as it enters Lake Tahoe · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Carson Court · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Tahoe Keys Beach and Harbor · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Barton Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Connolly Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Kings Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Kiva Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · El Dorado Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 27 ’22 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Regan Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · El Dorado Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · El Dorado Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’20 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Tahoe Keys Lagoon · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’19 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Lake Tahoe, Tallac Historic Site · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’19 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · North Lake Tahoe, at King's Beach · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’19 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Tahoe Keys Lagoons · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’18 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Tahoe Keys West Channel Lagoons · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
Sources: Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms, retrieved 2026-11-06 03:07 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
All reports in California by year: 2025 (1 here) · 2024 (4 here) · 2023 (4 here) · 2022 (10 here) · 2021 (1 here) · 2020 (1 here) · 2019 (3 here) · 2018 (1 here)
Wastewater outlets on this water
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.
Boat launches
- Baldwin Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Barton Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Barton Beach East, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Carnelian Bay Gar Woods · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Chambers Landing Beach, Tahoma · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Commons Beach, Tahoe City · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Connolly Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- D.L. Bliss State Park - Lester Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- El Dorado Beach Boat Ramp, South Lake Tahoe · Boat ramp
- Emerald Bay State Park - Vikingsholm Area, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Grand Ave Lake Access, Tahoe Pines · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Kings Beach SRA (Coon St. Boat Launch Facility) · Boat ramp
- Kings Beach State Recreation Area · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Kiva Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Lake Forest Public Access BTAF · Boat ramp
- Meeks Bay Beach/Campground · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- North Tahoe Beach, Kings Beach · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Pope Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Regan Beach, South Lake Tahoe · Boat ramp
- Sandy Beach, Tahoe Vista · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Sugar Pine Point State Park - General Creek Beach Area, Tahoma · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Tahoe Keys Lagoon, South Lake Tahoe · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
- Tahoe Vista Recreation Area · Boat ramp
Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Lake Tahoe on OpenBoatLaunch
Nearby waters
- General Creek, CA No current status shown about 12 km away
- Upper Truckee River, CA No current status shown about 26 km away
- Truckee River, CA No current status shown about 29 km away
- Red Lake, CA No current status shown about 44 km away
- Indian Creek Reservoir, CA No current status shown about 44 km away
Sources covering this water
- Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-06 08:37 UTC
25 records linked to this water. Updated .