Wet May pushes Lake Tahoe back up to natural rim

RENO — A wet May has pushed Lake Tahoe back up to its natural rim, but the lake will soon start dropping again because of the four-year drought. It’s the first time the lake straddling the Nevada-California border has been so high since dropping below the rim last October, said Federal Water Master Chad Blanchard. The lake could hover near its rim for a week or two, he said, but it will likely be a couple of feet below by early fall. The natural rim is at 6,223 feet elevation, and only a sm