Tales of Tahoe Tessie state that the orange creature resides in an underwater tunnel. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town located approximately seven miles south of that underwater tunnel was 842.
The Cave Rock Tunnel is a dual bore highway tunnel on U.S. Route 50 (US50) along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe approximately seven miles (11.4km) north of Stateline, in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. 
 The population was 842 at the 2010 census. 
 Tales of the lake-dwelling creature can be traced to stories told by members of the Washoe and Paiute tribes in the mid-19th century, stating that the creature resides in an underwater tunnel beneath Cave Rock, and sightings have continued into modern day. 
