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Lake Tahoe water level approaches max limit after heat wave
June 26, 2017
By Robert Pursell
Californians and Nevadans who watched Lake Tahoe’s water levels recede during the historic drought experienced in the states over the past few years are dealing with a completely different situation now, as the San Francisco Chronicle reports that a recent heat wave poured a staggering 12 billion gallons of runoff into the lake and brought it within a few inches of its max limit.
Lake Tahoe, pictured above, is one of the deepest lakes in the world and is nearing its legal limit.
Photo: Courtesy of Wilco737
Now, per SnowBrains, water officials expect Lake Tahoe to fill to its limit by mid-July. To put that into perspective, SnowBrains reports that hasn’t happened since 1997. During the week-long heat wave last week which saw triple-digit temperatures, Lake Tahoe — which is over 1,600 feet deep at its deepest — saw its water level rise a full four inches.
While that huge influx of water melting off the snowpack from this year’s historic amounts of snowfall might seem like a good thing for states — particularly California — that have been gripped by drought, according to the Chronicle, it actually poses a real threat of flooding in the area.
More: http://www.grindtv.com/nature/lake-tahoe-water-level-approaches-max-limit-after-heat-wave/
June 26, 2017
By Robert Pursell
Californians and Nevadans who watched Lake Tahoe’s water levels recede during the historic drought experienced in the states over the past few years are dealing with a completely different situation now, as the San Francisco Chronicle reports that a recent heat wave poured a staggering 12 billion gallons of runoff into the lake and brought it within a few inches of its max limit.
Lake Tahoe, pictured above, is one of the deepest lakes in the world and is nearing its legal limit.
Photo: Courtesy of Wilco737
Now, per SnowBrains, water officials expect Lake Tahoe to fill to its limit by mid-July. To put that into perspective, SnowBrains reports that hasn’t happened since 1997. During the week-long heat wave last week which saw triple-digit temperatures, Lake Tahoe — which is over 1,600 feet deep at its deepest — saw its water level rise a full four inches.
While that huge influx of water melting off the snowpack from this year’s historic amounts of snowfall might seem like a good thing for states — particularly California — that have been gripped by drought, according to the Chronicle, it actually poses a real threat of flooding in the area.
More: http://www.grindtv.com/nature/lake-tahoe-water-level-approaches-max-limit-after-heat-wave/
