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Lake Tahoe EIP

Truckee River Dam Aquatic Invasive Plant Control

Project Number
01.03.01.0016
Action Priority
Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
Implementers
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Primary Contact
Mollie Hurt (mhurt@tahoercd.org)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2013 - 2022
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Prevent, Control, or Eradicate Aquatic Invasive Species
The aquatic plant removal work being implemented above Lake Tahoe Dam is part of a multi-year lake-wide strategy to remove Eurasian watermilfoil from the nearshore of Lake Tahoe. Divers primarily use hand-pulling at this site to remove Eurasian watermilfoil that periodically appears rooted here. In 2022, surveillance maintenance of this site is being transferred to EIP Project Number 01.03.01.0037 Lake-wide Surveillance and Site Assessments. The surveillance survey area is approximately 1.6 acres.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Invasive Species Inventoried: 6 acres
  • Acres Treated for Invasive Species: 1.5 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Scenic Resources
  • Water Quality
Aerial View above Lake Tahoe Dam, Tahoe City, CA, May 2019. (Timing: During) (~2,722 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services, LTD. Aerial View above Lake Tahoe Dam, Tahoe City, CA, May 2019.

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $68,416
(Estimated Cost: $65,000)
California Department of Park... (CDPR): $15,000

California Departme... (California DWR): $22,000

California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $21,416

SB630 Funds (CTC): $10,000

Photos

Before
Pre-monitoring photos, 2013 (Timing: Before) (~1,276 KB) Credit: Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Pre-monitoring photos, 2013
During
Diver operating suction dredge to remove Eurasian watermilfoil, above Lake Tahoe Dam, July 2017 (Timing: During) (~540 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd.
Diver operating suction dredge to remove Eurasian watermilfoil, above Lake Tahoe Dam, July 2017
View from Lake Tahoe Dam looking toward Lake Tahoe, May 2017 (Timing: During) (~574 KB) Credit: Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd.
View from Lake Tahoe Dam looking toward Lake Tahoe, May 2017
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/26/2024