Lake Tahoe Has Clearest Water Since 1980s: Study

Lake Tahoe Has Clearest Water Since 1980s: Study
Lake Tahoe’s clear-blue water is seen at Zephyr Cove Marina in Nevada April 13, 2023. The M.S. Dixie II tour boat docked at the marina is popular with summer tourists. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times
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Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America, is the clearest it has been for nearly 40 years, according to a new University of California–Davis study.

In the last five months of 2022, a resurgence of native algae-eating zooplankton cleaned up enough murky debris to restore the lake’s famous cobalt-blue water. The lake could clear up even more in the future, researchers said.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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