![]() Gregory Thomas is The San Francisco Chronicle’s editor of lifestyle and outdoors. “But the lake is also beautiful and it’s throwing out some interesting finds.” ![]() “We’re only a mile in and it’s a rigorous, tough job,” he said. West had hoped to knock out Fallen Leaf quickly but says removing the amount of junk apparent in the lake is going to require more volunteer hours and funding if it’s going to be completed before winter arrives. Volunteers with Clean Up The Lake stack up car tires retrieved from Fallen Leaf Lake for removal. It is also surveying lakes in the Eastern Sierra for possible future cleanup programs, West said. Riding the momentum of a well-received underwater cleanup along Tahoe’s 72-mile shoreline last year, West’s group has launched cleanups at Fallen Leaf and Donner Lake in Truckee. An additional reminder to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in Fallen Leaf. Please keep in mind that boats moored at the Fallen Leaf Marina may not exceed 22 ft., 3100 lbs. The mooring fee this summer for non residents is 2150.00. Its lowest point is about 415 feet deep - shallower than Lake Tahoe’s 1,645 feet. The seasonal mooring fee for this summer for Fallen Leaf Residents is 1750.00. Located at the base of Mount Tallac in South Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf attracts sunbathers to a sandy expanse on its north shore and some fishers as well, but boating and lodging there is meager compared to its massive neighbor, Lake Tahoe. So divers left the old Ford in its place. They need to be tagged and reported to the state, which then assesses them for historical significance. However, items older than 50 years - even something as mundane as a rusted tin can - can’t be removed during these excursions, West said. Volunteer trash collectors have already pulled 3,000 pounds of junk out of Fallen Leaf Lake. Over three days this fall, in addition to pulling up countless beer cans and glass bottles, West’s crew of 16 volunteers also discovered what they believe to be the remains of a 100-year-old Ford Model T automobile: four narrow tires, a chassis and an engine block resting on the silty lake bed. “This is the dirtiest mile we’ve found yet,” said Colin West, founder and executive director of Clean Up The Lake, the Tahoe nonprofit coordinating the effort. ![]() ![]() Read more: How dangerous is Lake Tahoe? These are the 10 most common - and deadly - accidents.After scouring one mile of the lake’s 7-mile shoreline down to 25 feet of depth, the crew has pulled out 3,000 pounds of refuse, including about 100 car tires. ![]()
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