Lake Tahoe falls below natural rim; Truckee River flow stops
Source: KOLO-TV Reno
For the first time since 2009, Lake Tahoe will stop flowing into the Truckee River. Whenever it happens, it means we're in a dire water situation. Lake Tahoe Tuesday reached its natural rim, something that hasn't happened since 2009. From now, until we get a lot of rain, the Truckee River in Tahoe City will essentially stop flowing.
There is six feet of water storage on top of the natural rim of Lake Tahoe. It is water that took us years to save up, but now it is all gone. Water from Lake Tahoe is still flowing into the Truckee River, but it's next to nothing. What is usually a thriving waterway is now just a creek.
"The river will be losing it's flow, become mostly standing pools and things of that nature," said Mark McLaughlin, a Tahoe weather historian.
The lake has reached its natural rim, which means it has dropped below a point where it can feed the river.
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