Lake Tahoe flipped recently for the first time since the winter of 2018-19. Flipping brings more clarity to the lake, among other things, and that clarity may last a while due to cold temperatures.

“Such mixing in late winter can bring cold, clear water up from deep in the lake, which improves clarity. In 2020, the mixing was extremely shallow and contributed to the lack of improvement.” ...

The measured visibility was the 10th best on record for the six decades that scientists have been monitoring the lake, improving nearly 20 feet from 72.2 feet in 2022 to 91.8 feet in 2023.

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In the second half of 2022, “Lake Tahoe was the clearest it has been since the 1980s,” according to the 2022 Lake Tahoe Clarity report released in early April, which said clarity reached ...

Weather Lake Effect rain-snow mix possible early next week A cold front moving through may produce enough moisture for a rain and snow mix, especially for higher elevations.

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This mixing drives the exchange of oxygen from the lake surface to the bottom layer, reducing production of the potent greenhouse gas methane in the sediment on the floor of the lake.