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Tahoe State of the Lake Report Released

Annual Health Check-up of Beloved Lake Highlights Long-Term Trends

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Calm deep-blue Lake Tahoe with forested shore and distant mountains under clear sky
Lake Tahoe's west shore. (Brandon Berry/51ԹϺ Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center)

The University of California, Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) today released its “” which presents data from 2025 in the context of the long-term record.

The report provides an annual update for non-scientists on the Lake Tahoe Basin’s ecological health. It includes data related to temperature, precipitation and snowmelt, nutrients, algae, water clarity and more.

TERC Director , a professor in the Environmental Science and Policy Department at 51ԹϺ Davis, will share report highlights during a live presentation today, July 16, at 5:30 p.m. PDT, at Granlibakken Tahoe in Tahoe City. (.) 

Her presentation will provide an overview of TERC's expanding research program, including new studies underway on water clarity, wildfire impacts on the lake, and other emerging areas.

To learn more about the state of Lake Tahoe and ongoing research and educational outreach efforts, 

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