Jul 26, 2018: After a year marked by extreme weather and plunging clarity levels, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center today released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report.

The report dated 2018 summarizes data collected in 2017 as part of the Center’s ongoing, decades-long measurement programs, while also presenting current research on emerging issues.

This includes updates about the dramatic change in Lake Tahoe’s clarity in 2017, a study to characterize the nearshore and its impacts on algae, climate change indications, forest health and restoration, and an upcoming comparative study between Lake Tahoe and Lake Geneva.

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Download a PDF of the entire report (8 MB).