Are there sharks in Lake Tahoe?

Answer 1

Although Bull Sharks could make it to Lake Michigan, the water in the lake is far too cold to sustain a tropical fish Like the Bull Shark. Some smaller lakes in the area, Browns lake in Racine county for instance, have had tropical fish such as piranha sighted and even caught with in them, but this was most likely due to some one releasing the fish into the lake and not because of some self sustaining population.

Answer 2

yes. there are sayings that bull sharks live in Lake Michigan. It is true i saw one it was about 6 ft. they can maybe pass through. or when they are babies people keep them and when they get to big they through them in the lake. so i wold say yes

Actually, bull sharks cannot survive for long in cold environments such as the Great Lakes. Bull sharks need a warmer climate, and should they enter the lakes their health would deteriorate quickly.

Answer 3

No, almost all species of shark cannot enter freshwater, however the Bull Shark travels up rivers to spawn and they have been spotted as far up the Mississippi River as southern Illinois and Missouri.

Answer 4

no

Lake Huron has a lake retention time of 22 years.

Lake Huron is home to a variety of fish and plant life, many of them being home to the other Great Lakes such as carp, Chinook salmon, a variety of panfish, bass, pike, and catfish. Lake Huron along with the other great lakes have suffered recently due the introduction of various invasive species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Huron#Ecology

...and still the question remain... or is just a matter of time? As it is well known Bull Shark can survive in fresh water. We have reports of bull sharks coming far inland and populating the freshwater rivers, so why would the lakes be an exception? Who can be sure 100%?

I suggest to watch "Freshwater Shark" documentary by Jeremy Wade.

Answer 5

There are sharks that can tolerate fresh water, but overall, they do not live in it. Although there are many urban legends about sharks in Lake Tahoe. These have been perpetuated by movies like Shark Lake. However, there has never been a reliably confirmed shark sighting in Lake Tahoe.

Answer 6

There are no known species of whale to live in lakes. They would have had to evolve there, which is highly unlikely, but there is a myth that there might be. A sort of loch ness creature. Some say it looks like a serpent others a whale.

Answer 7

Sharks live in salt water, not fresh water.

Lake Tahoe is a fresh water lake.

Answer 8

It is highly unlikely, but a bull shark can make it's way in to the lake.

Answer 9

No - there are no sharks in Lake Tahoe