An Integrated Watershed Approach to Studying Ecosystem Health at Lake Tahoe, CA–NV

Lake Tahoe lies in the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains at an elevation of 1898 m within both California and Nevada. The drainage area is 812 km2 with a lake surface of 501 km2, producing a ratio of only 1.6:1 (Figure 123.1). This ratio is much smaller than the 10:1 ratio found for typical water...

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Published inManaging for Healthy Ecosystems pp. 1283 - 1298
Main Authors Reuter, John E., Cahill, Thomas A., Cliff, Steven S., Goldman, Charles R., Heyvaert, Alan C., Jassby, Alan D., Lindstrom, Susan, Rizzo, David M.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2003
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
CIVIL ENGINEERING, SURVEYING & BUILDING
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Lake Tahoe Basin
Codling Moth
Tahoe Basin
Prairie Ecozone
CALFED Bay Delta Program
Yellow Star Thistle
Meteorological Regime
Dry Fallout
Direct Runoff
Sediment Chronology
Langat Basin
Secchi Depth Transparency
Historical Wildfire
Growth Restoration
Secchi Depth
Bark Beetle
Atmospheric Deposition
Lake Tahoe
Incense Cedar
Hydraulic Residence Time
Direct Atmospheric Deposition
Jeffrey Pine
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Summary:Lake Tahoe lies in the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains at an elevation of 1898 m within both California and Nevada. The drainage area is 812 km2 with a lake surface of 501 km2, producing a ratio of only 1.6:1 (Figure 123.1). This ratio is much smaller than the 10:1 ratio found for typical watersheds. The lake is located in a montane-subalpine watershed dominated by coniferous vegetation and nutrient-poor soils. It is the world’s 11th deepest lake at approximately 505 m with a mean depth of 313 m. Its volume is 156 km3, with a hydraulic residence time of about 650 to 700 years, and is ice-free.
ISBN:1566706122
9781566706124
DOI:10.1201/9781420032130-146