Lake northeast of Sacramento (5)

I believe the answer is:

tahoe

(Other definitions for tahoe that I've seen before include "Lake in Sierra Nevada mountains" , "Lake/desert resort on the California-Nevada border" , "Nevada/California lake" , "US lake" , "the Nevada/California border area" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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