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Glenbrook is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) on the east shore of
Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe (; was, Dáʔaw, meaning "the lake") is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. Lying at , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake i ...
in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 215 at the 2010 census. Beach and Bay are for residents and renters living in Glenbrook's gated community. There is no public access to the beach or bay. The community is named after the Glenbrook House hotel and is at an elevation of . Glenbrook is included in the Gardnerville Ranchos micropolitan statistical area.


History

As the oldest settlement on Lake Tahoe, Glenbrook played a significant part of Nevada's statehood as the main supplier of timber to the
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and
Virginia City Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virginia City developed as a boom ...
. The first settlers of the valley, which included Captain Augustus W. Pray, arrived in 1860. Pray built a sawmill in 1861. The community took its name from the former "Glenbrook House hotel", which in turn was named after two primary local geographic features — Glen, a secluded valley, and Brook, a small stream. From forested areas near the lake, logs were driven down stream or barged to Glenbrook mills. In 1875, the town had four sawmills, a store, bowling alley and billiard hall, two hotels. After 1880, logging activity was in decline and was abandoned by the end of the century.


Geography

Glenbrook is located on the east shore of Lake Tahoe, due west of
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. This small community is about south of Incline Village, and about north of South Lake Tahoe, California. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.43%, is water. Four streams enter Lake Tahoe at Glenbrook. These are Glenbrook Creek, Sullivan Springs Creek, North Canyon Creek, and a diversion of Logan House Creek.


Climate

Area has a Köppen Climate Classification of '' Csb'', which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as "Mediterranean".Climate Summary for Glenbrook, Nevada
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Demographics


References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Douglas County, Nevada Census-designated places in Nevada Populated places established in 1860