On The Cover

It’s not how deep the water is, it’s simply a matter of air, says Berkeley civil and environmental engineer and aquatic expert Alex Horne. Shallow lakes like southern Oregon’s Klamath Lake and the Bay Area’s Lafayette Reservoir (pictured on the cover), can be so nutrient-rich that periodically fish die in massive numbers as they struggle to grab enough of the lake’s limited oxygen supply to stay alive. For decades, Klamath Lake’s precious waters have been a source of bitter wrangling and heated disputes over how best to solve the lake’s ongoing problems.

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Photos by Bart Nagel

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