Tahoe Keys, California

Tahoe Keys is a waterfront gated community within the city of South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 6,240 feet (1,900 m).[1] The Tahoe Keys is a 740-acre private marina community laced with eleven miles of inland waterways located at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, California. Most of the 1500+ members who own homes, townhouses or vacant lots have a private boat dock and are located on numerous lagoons, canals or the Tahoe Keys Marina with its boat launching ramps.

Tahoe Keys
Gated community
Neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe
Nickname(s): 
The Keys
Tahoe Keys
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°55′54″N 120°00′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
CitySouth Lake Tahoe
Elevation6,240 ft (1,902 m)

Ongoing Environmental damage

Constructed in the 1960s, the community consists of over 1,500 homes adjacent to a series of canals. Its construction destroyed half of the Upper Truckee Marsh, the primary filter for river water entering the lake, and has since been called the most environmentally damaging intrusion on the lakeshore in Lake Tahoe's human history.[2]

The Tahoe Keys due to lack of maintenance and poor planning have the largest population of non-native plants and fish in Lake Tahoe.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tahoe Keys, California
  2. Furgurson, Ernest B. (March 1992). "Lake Tahoe: Playing for High Stakes". National Geographic. 181 (3): 112–132.
  3. http://www.keysweedsmanagement.org/


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