Water in Lake Tahoe is nearly as murky as it has been in 52 years of record-keeping, according to a new report from UC Davis.
Clarity in Tahoe, the alpine jewel of Northern California known for its crystaline waters, was measured to a depth of 62.7 feet in 2019. That’s down nearly 8 feet from the year before, when clarity clocked in at 70.9 feet, and stands as the second-lowest figure since record-keeping began in 1968. The worst year was 2017, when lake clarity was 59.7 feet.