Tahoe Environmental Research Center Content

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.

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Shows Highs and Lows of 2023

Katherine E Kerlin — July 30, 2024 - 10:07am

The clarity of Lake Tahoe’s famed blue waters in 2023 continued its years-long trend of improving during the winter and deteriorating during the summer. The annual clarity report, released today by the University of California, Davis – Tahoe Environmental Research Center, found that winter lake conditions were the clearest observed since 1983, with visibility of 91.9 feet under the surface, compared with 72.2 feet in 2022.

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.

Science, Despite Smoke, at Lake Tahoe

Katherine E Kerlin — August 27, 2021 - 12:28pm

This week, the Lake Tahoe Basin has been experiencing the nation's worst air quality as the Caldor Fire and other nearby wildfires threaten the region.

Nevertheless, field staff from the �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Environmental Research Center were out on the water, taking critical new measurements to better understand how wildfire smoke affects the lake. The scientists included Brant Allen, Katie Senft and Brandon Berry.

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

Plastic ‘Pool’ Toy Pollution in the Wild

Katherine E Kerlin — July 29, 2021 - 8:30am

A new trend of pool toys containing glitter and microbeads is complicating the already pervasive environmental problem of microplastic pollution.

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.