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2. Table of Contents
• History of Lake Tahoe California
• Location & Fault lines of Lake Tahoe
• Fauna of Lake Tahoe
1. Stellar Blue Jay
2. American Black Bear
• Rocks of Lake Tahoe
1. Igneous – Granite - Basalt
2. Sedimentary – Sandstone
3. Metamorphic – cave rock (1st Change)
• Clarity Of Lake (2nd change)
• Forest Fires (3rd change)
• Tree of Lake Tahoe
1. Jeffery Pine
• Lake Tahoe Flora
1. Snow Plant
2. Green Leaf Manzanita
• References
3. History of Lake Tahoe
• Elevation : 6225 Feet
• The Tahoe basin was formed over 10 million years ago
• 63 streams flow into the Lake
• 1 river flows out : Truckee River
• Largest Alpine Lake in North America
• Depth of Lake Tahoe is 1,645 feet
• Formed over 2 million years ago
• U shaped Valleys were formed during the Pleistocene –
large glaciers grew and surrounded Tahoe.
• Over 670 million years ago Lake Tahoe was shallow sea
water, and part of the Super continent Pangea (210
mya)
• Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long, 12 miles wide, and 22
miles of shoreline
4. Location
and Fault
lines of Lake
Tahoe
• Over 10 Million Years ago
these active faults
created a Valley Floor –
Now known as Lake
Tahoe
• Lake Tahoe is a “geologic
block faulting” type of
lake
5. Stellar Blue Jay
Lake Tahoe Fauna
• Dark Blue with
white/blue
markings
• Head and crest is
black
Evolutions of Blue Jay:
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocitta
Species: Cyanocitta Stellar
• Perching Bird
• Found in evergreen forests of
western mountains in the US
and Canada
6. American Black Bear
Lake Tahoe Fauna
Evolution of American Bear :
Animalia => Chordata =>
Mammalia => Carnivora =>
Ursidae => Ursus =>
u.americanus
• Bears are closely
related to dogs
• Tahoe Bears are
accustomed to
humans
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cluss: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Urisidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: Americanus
7. Igneous Rock
Granite
Photo from Newark.osu.edu
Rocks around Tahoe
• Formed from
solidification of molten
rock
• Granite although Igneous
can also be metamorphic
2 Types of Igneous Rocks
Intrusive
• Diorite
• Gabbro
• Granite
• Pegmatite
Extrusive
• Andesite
• Basalt
• Obsidian
• Pumice
• Rhyolite
• Sconia
8. Shardartist.com
Aphanitic Igneous Rocks -
• Contains quarts and
feldspar
• Formed from lava sheets
hitting water. Has a fine
grain texture
• Black specks are Olivine
and Pyroxene
Rocks around Tahoe
9. Basalt - Igneous
Rocks
Photo from Weekendhike.com
Rocks around Tahoe
• Volcanic
• Formed by rapid cooling of
basaltic Lava
• 20% quartz
• Magma came from
erupting volcanoes during
the Pliocene Epoch
10. Sedimentary
Rocks
Photo from Jjvphotos.com
Rocks around Tahoe
• Forms by the
accumulation of
sediments
3 Basic Types
Clastic
• Breccia
• Conglomerate
• Sandstone
• Shale
Chemical
• Rock Salt
• Some
Limestone
Organic
• Coal
• Some Limestone
Clastic-formed from Mechanical
weathering and debris
Chemical –formed when
materials precipitate from
solution.
Organic- formed from
accumulation of plant and
animal or debris
Sandstone Rock
11. Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic rocks
changed by heat,
pressure or chemical
activity
Photo from Sacbee.com
Photo:Wiki.com
Foliated rock is a product of
differential stress that deforms
the rock in one plane, sometimes
creating a plane of cleavage. For
example, Slate is a foliated
metamorphic rock, originating
from shale.
12. Cave Rock
Metamorphic
Rock
• Once an active
volcano
• Poured Lava
into the lake
thousands of
years ago
• Over time
erosion caused
tunnels
Tunnel was cut for traffic
in the 1930’s
Cave rock has changed over time…
13. Lake Tahoe Water Clarity has changed over time…..Over time the clarity of the
water has changed due to:
• Tourism
• Car and traffic pollution
• People
• Animals
• Weather
The lake has experienced a
decline in water clarity since the
late 1960s. A plan to reverse this
decline and restore deep water
clarity to historic levels—is
known as the Lake Tahoe Total
Maximum Daily Load or TMDL—
was adopted by the States of
California and Nevada, and
approved by the U.S..
14. Lake Tahoe’s forest has changed
over time….Lake Tahoe’s forest
has changed over
time due to :
• Fires
• Pollution
• People
• Animals
On June 24, 2007 Angora
Ridge Forest Fire
The fire burned 3,100
acres destroyed 242,
residences and 67
commercial structures,
and damaged 35
other homes.
15. Jeffery Pine – Pinus Jeffreyi
• Discovered in Shasta Valley,
CA in 1852 by John Jeffery
• Oldest Jeffery Pine found in
Tioga Pass, CA containing
813 rings
Evolution
• First Appearance of seeds in
the Devonian Period – 400
million years ago
• First Appearance of
gymnosperms – during the
Carboniferous Period – 325
million years ago
• Gymnosperms did not need
moisture to reproduce – they
quickly migrated and
become abundant – 250
million years ago
• Most prominent tree of Lake
Tahoe
16. Photo from Examiner.com
Snow Plant
Lake Tahoe Flora
Specific name :
Surcodes Senguinea
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Sarcodes
Species: S. Sanguine
• Gets life from fungi
• Found near trees
• 6-12 inches tube shape
• Blooms May - July
17. Green Leaf Manzanita
Lake Tahoe Flora
Photo:Inaturalist.org
Arctostaphylos Patula – Specific name
• Native to Western North
America
• In the Spring pink flowers
appear, with green berries that
turn red when ripe
• Berries consumed by animals
and birds
Species of manzanita – formed
during the late Tertiary period
18. References
Lake Tahoe Facts and Info: The geological History of the Lake Tahoe Basin
Pellant,C. (2002). Rocks and Minerals (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley, INC.
Geology.com – Identified rocks and minerals
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 2012
U.S. Geological Survey, Lake Tahoe. 2004