DESERT WEST LAKE GETS NO TROUT
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No trout were stocked into Desert West Lake on December 22 due to high pH levels of 9.5-9.6. Two weeks earlier only a partial trout stocking was completed due to high pH. A persistent bloom of a microscopic diatom has been the culprit. Parks officials have been notified and have applied algaecides to control the nuisance algae and allow pH to improve. Lake testing done on January 5 will determine if Desert West Lake will be included in the January 5-10 incentive trout stocking. For the December stockings, the allotment of trout intended for Desert West Lake was added to the regular stockings at Rio Vista, Surprise and Cortez Lakes.