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Sierra droughts: Tahoe’s drowned forest

Posted by: Maven on September 2, 2010 at 8:26 am

From the Sierra Sun:

“Lake Tahoe is a reservoir controlled by the dam at Tahoe City with water storage equal to six feet and one inch. There is a federal limit on the maximum level of the lake so that it may not exceed 6,229.1 feet in elevation, but when the lake drops to 6,223 feet no more surface water can feed into the Truckee River. During times of drought, Tahoe’s low levels affect boaters, wildlife and water management.

Droughts have always impacted the region, some worse than others. During a severe drought in the early 1930s, Tahoe’s surface level fell below the rim and exposed tree stumps off the beach of the Tallac Historic Site near South Lake Tahoe. … “

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September 2, 2010 · Filed Under Lake Tahoe, the Sierras & foothills

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