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Abandoned Carp Boat ..... East side of Walker Lake, Nevada

Abandoned Carp Boat ..... East side of Walker Lake, Nevada

This is a photo of all that remains of a commercial carp fishing venture on the east Shore of Walker Lake. Even the carp are gone, succumbing to the high Total ...
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This is a photo of all that remains of a commercial carp fishing venture on the east Shore of Walker Lake. Even the carp are gone, succumbing to the high Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) levels in the early 50's as the lake level declined. Walker Lake is a terminal lake (lake with no outlet) that is fed by the Walker River. It is a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan that once covered most of the Great Basin. Since the early 1950’s, the Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT) fishery in Walker Lake has been maintained only through stocking. Walker Lake is approximately 12.7 miles long and 5 miles wide, with a maximum depth of about 83 feet (2011). The only fish remaining in the lake are Lahontan tui chub. Under ideal environmental conditions, LCT can live up to 9 years and achieve weights greater than 10 pounds. In Walker Lake, however, the high TDS has reached the lethal limits for LCT survival. No LCT have been reported by anglers or during sampling surveys since winter of 2010.
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