Annual “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report” – Towns at Risk of Flooding Due to Unprecedented Rising Caused by Climate Change The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, or TERC, released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report last week. The report informs nonscientists about important factors affecting the health of Lake Tahoe and provides the scientific underpinnings for ecosystem restoration and management decisions within the Lake Tahoe Basin. Related: 2020 Lake Tahoe Clarity: Trends Holding but Threats Remain The report summarizes data […] SnowBrains | August 16, 2021 0 Comments
Annual ‘Tahoe: State of the Lake Report’ | Temperature Rising, Clarity Improving, Aspens Dwindling Lake Tahoe, with its iconic blue waters straddling the borders of Nevada and California, continues to face a litany of threats related to climate change. But a promising new project to remove tiny invasive shrimp could be a big step toward climate-proofing its famed lake clarity. Related: Lake Tahoe is Fullest for Two Decades | Heavy Snowmelt Means it’s […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
Tahoe: State of Lake Report 2015 | Best Clarity in 10+ Years UC Davis released their annual “State of the Lake” report about Lake Tahoe, CA today. The detailed report can be read here: Full “State of the Lake” Report Highlights from the “State of the Lake” Report: Blueness: Tahoe’s blueness found to be more due to low algae count, less to do with clarity. Clarity: Average annual water clarity was the best in more than a decade, improving from 70.2 feet in 2013 to 77.8 feet in […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 23, 2015 0 Comments
The State of Lake Tahoe Report 2014: Low Lake Levels, Clarity Remains 75-feet, Temps Go Up… UC Davis just released their annual “State of the Lake Report.” This report speaks to Tahoe’s clarity, temperature, deep mixing, algae, future, and more. Here are some of the main points from the 2014 report: Lake Tahoe only rose 6 inches from spring snowmelt this year, one of the lowest rises in history. Tahoe will fall below natural rim level later this year. Clarity remained at 75.3 feet, the same as 2012, but 13 feet better than 2011. This is most likely due to the low rainfall/snowfall […] Conditions Report SwellBrains | August 22, 2014 1 Comment
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