Keep Tahoe blue? Less algae, not clarity, key for lake's blueness
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 08:10
in Earth & Climate
Lake Tahoe's iconic blueness is most strongly related to algae, not clarity, according to research released today from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, or TERC. In the "Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2015," researchers found the lower the algal concentration, the bluer the lake.