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Lake Tahoe residents are the latest community to fight back against AI data centers after thousands of people have been told their power could be cut off to supply new projects.

About Lake Tahoe

• It is a large freshwater lake that is surrounded by the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range and straddles the boundary between the US states of California and Nevada. 
• It is a crystal-blue lake situated at an elevation of 1,897 m above sea level.
• It is the highest lake in the United States as well as North America’s largest alpine lake. 
• It is about 35 km long and has a maximum width of 19 km. 
• Lake Tahoe, with a water volume of 150 km3, is the largest lake in the United States after the Great Lakes. 
• With a maximum depth of 501 m and an average depth of 300 m, the lake is considered the second-deepest lake in the US and the world’s 16th-deepest lake.  
• 63 tributaries drain into Lake Tahoe. The lake’s only outlet is the Truckee River that is situated in California’s Tahoe City.

Source: IND

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