Lake Tahoe: Depth-1,645 ft Length- 22 mi (35 km) Shoreline-72 mi (116 km) Lake Mead: Depth-500 ft Length-112 miles (180 km) when the lake is full, Shoreline-550 miles (890 km) So Lake Mead is longer but Lake Tahoe is deeper.
Lake Mead was formed by the Hoover Dam and is 532 feet deep. Lake Mead is 112 miles long and has 759 miles of shoreline.
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States
The Colorado River feeds Lake Mead.
Lake Mead's area is 158,720 acres.
Elwood Mead the II
Lake Mead was formed by the building of the Hoover Dam.
Lake Mead is the largest, followed by Lake Powell.
Lake Mead was established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936.
The Hoover dam is at the end of Lake Mead. So they are not the same thing.
In Mojave County Arizona and Clark County Nevada.
Lake Mead is the lake formed by Hoover Dam and is located in Arizona and Nevada in the Southwest United States. Driving directions to Lake Mead access points are available through Trip Advisor or from the website of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.