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Annual Report on State of Lake Tahoe Shows Recent Impacts, Long-Term Trends

Andy Fell — August 08, 2024 - 11:02am

The annual “State of the Lake” report from the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis, released today (Aug. 8), shows how long-term climate trends continue to affect the iconic lake in complex ways. The report also describes how research at Lake Tahoe relates to work at other lakes in the U.S. and worldwide, including the development of new technology, and how citizens are contributing to preserving Tahoe’s natural beauty.

Clarity, Changing Food Web Detailed in Annual Lake Tahoe Report

Emily C Dooley — July 20, 2023 - 8:00am

The �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center's annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report, describes the past year as one of rapid biological change.

Lake Tahoe’s Clarity the Best It’s Been Since 1980s

Katherine E Kerlin — April 10, 2023 - 9:15am

In 2022, Lake Tahoe was the clearest it has been since the 1980s, due in part to a resurgence of the lake’s native zooplankton, finds the �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Clarity Report.

Tahoe State of the Lake Report 2022

Katherine E Kerlin — July 28, 2022 - 4:00pm

The University of California, Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center, or TERC, today released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report. The report informs nonscientists about important factors affecting the health of Lake Tahoe and provides the scientific underpinnings for restoration and management decisions within the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report for 2021

Katherine E Kerlin — July 06, 2022 - 9:00am

The cobalt blue waters of Lake Tahoe were about as clear in 2021 as they were in 2020. But a broader look at clarity measurements shows there is no pattern of consistent clarity improvement over the past 20 years. The lake also has not fully recovered from a spike of fine particles that flowed into its waters after the extremely wet year of 2017.

Annual Report Assesses the State of Lake Tahoe

Andy Fell — August 12, 2021 - 8:45am

�ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center releases annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report

2020 Lake Tahoe Clarity Report

Katherine E Kerlin — July 08, 2021 - 8:00am

Lake Tahoe’s water clarity measurements, which are indicators of the health of the watershed, averaged 62.9 feet through 2020, the �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced today.

Helping Out Lakes in Hot Water

Katherine E Kerlin — June 09, 2021 - 1:55pm

When hot weather hits, we long for cool waters. The warm sand, sparkling lakes, that first run off the pier and into the splash of summer. This is classic, nostalgia-soaked stuff.

But the world’s lakes are getting warmer and losing oxygen, which threatens biodiversity, water quality and habitat for freshwater species, according to two studies published this month.

Tahoe’s State of the Lake Report Released

Katherine E Kerlin — July 30, 2020 - 9:00am

Turning out-of-control shrimp into dog treats, learning the lake physics of safe paddleboarding and maintaining a long-term data set during a pandemic are just some of the activities that have made for a unique year at Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Mixed for 2019

Katherine E Kerlin — June 10, 2020 - 10:00am

The clarity of Lake Tahoe has long been one of the most important indicators of the changing condition of this iconic water body. In 2019, Lake Tahoe’s clarity decreased nearly 8 feet from the previous year’s dramatic 10-foot improvement. The average annual value in 2019 was 62.7 feet. The lowest value was recorded in 2017, when clarity was 60 feet.