Lake Tahoe never freezes. Given the great depth of Lake Tahoe, and the locations of the normal faults in the deepest portions of the lake, modeling suggests that earthquakes on these faults can trigger tsunamis. [72] The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency does not have the authority to override existing federal law even if it was also created by congress. As spawning season approaches the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. Taking to the glistening waters for some Lake Tahoe boating is exhilarating and thrilling and comes with a few rules and regulations to keep the experience pleasurable for everyone on the lake. Bike in: $2.00 per bike Use only artificial lures and single barbless hooks in this catch-and-release lake. Environmental projects mean that there may be vehicle traffic, chainsaw and tree chipper noise, trail crews and construction. Doing it in reverse allows experiencing the views from a different perspective. Found inside â Page 208... Kent Fire Department regional Fire Authority (WA) www.ci.loveland.co.us Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (CO) www.nltfpd.net north Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NV) www.plano.gov/215/FireRescue Plano Fire Department (TX) ... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. â Looking down through the smoke from U.S. Highway 50, itâs astonishing the Caldor Fire did not consume any homes in the Lake Tahoe Basin. January is the coolest month with an average maximum of 41.0 °F (5.0 °C) and an average minimum of 15.1 °F (−9.4 °C). Most of the precipitation falls as snow between November and April, although rainstorms combined with rapid snowmelt account for the largest floods. Taylor Creek Visitor Center. From 1858 until about 1890, logging in the basin supplied large timbers to shore up the underground workings of the Comstock mines. Contact Us Civ. Propane can be used and pellet barbeques are allowed. The Dixie, the second-largest wildfire in state history at 1,215 square miles (3,147 square kilometers), was burning about 65 miles (105 kilometers) north of the Lake Tahoe-area blaze. The so-called Meeks Fire has a slow to moderate rate of spread and is burning along Highway 89 near Rubicon Drive and Meeks Bay. Lake Tahoe is a tributary watershed drainage element within the Truckee River Basin, and its sole outlet is the Truckee River, which continues on to discharge to Pyramid Lake. There is a bike path that leads from the campground into town with picturesque views of Lake Tahoe. Read more about the Spooner Lake Park Improvement Project. Traffic flows along Highway 50 near Stateline, Nev., as residents begin to return to South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. Goldfish influx threatens to cloud pristine Lake Tahoe waters. This 813 psi pipeline was the highest pressure pipeline in the world at the time and represented an engineering feat that most thought could not be done. Caldor Fire reaches Lake Tahoe. Suite 5005 Propane can be used as well as pellet barbeques. The most popular circuit that goes around the lake runs clockwise and starts in South Lake Tahoe on the California side. Besides Tahoe Douglas, charcoal and wood cannot be used in Meeks Bay, North Lake Tahoe, and Incline Village fire district areas. Found inside â Page 39Abstract : Our forests have been neglected or protected to death , creating an extreme wildfire risk in wildland urban ... For this reason , we in the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District , at the beginning of the 7 - year drought ... Tahoe SRA is located in Tahoe City, east of nearby shopping malls and restaurants. To counter the federal government, the California State Legislature reaffirmed in 1870 that the lake was indeed called "Lake Bigler.". Found inside â Page 652The Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention category awarded four cooperative agreements to the California Tahoe Conservancy, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, and the North Lake Tahoe ... The entire waterbody is navigable; it is common for the majority of users to be operating negligible draft one-person craft such as kayaks and standup paddleboards. Found inside â Page 8Also supporting the project were the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, University of Nevada at Reno Cooperative Extension, and the North Lake Tahoe Fire District. There are some other important terms to know which relate to the ... The Cal-Neva was rebuilt after a fire in 1937 and expanded several times, most noticeably in 1969 when the high-rise hotel was built. Found inside â Page 8-137The Sheriff's Department maintains a substation located immediately north of Stateline on U.S. Highway 50 ... Fire protection in the South Lake Tahoe area is provided by a number of entities including the City of South Lake Tahoe ... It means grasshopper soup, the favorite dish of the digger tribe – and of the Paiutes as well. The boundary splits Lake Tahoe unevenly, with two-thirds in California and one-third in Nevada. [53], While Lake Tahoe is a natural lake, it is also used for water storage by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID). Charcoal is also not allowed in the Tahoe Keys per its HOA rules and check with your HOA to see if further restrictions. Found inside â Page 3349505 , Kearneysville , W. V. North Lake Tahoe Community Foundation , North Jefferson Pregnancy Test Center , Until ... N. J. Incline Village , Nv . North Jersey Community Center of the Deaf , North Lake Volunteer Fire Department Inc. The project will also serve as a major portal to more than 60 miles of paths and trails spanning 13,000 acres of spectacular non-motorized primitive wilderness within the Lake Tahoe Basin. Incline Village, NV 89452. 1957. 5.23pm EDT 17:23 Rapid advance of Caldor fire forces more evacuations near Lake Tahoe 4.58pm EDT 16:58 Today so far 4.38pm EDT 16:38 US completes exit from Afghanistan These drain an area about the same size as the lake and produce half its water, the other half by direct precipitation. [145] The 1988 film Things Change was also filmed here.[146]. [63] Unsurprisingly, the combination of the 1893 C.G.S. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. â The Caldor Fire remained at 53% containment despite adverse weather conditions overnight. [37] At the present time beaver have been seen in Tahoe Keys, Taylor Creek, Meeks Creek at Meeks Bay on the western shore, and Kings Beach on the north shore, so the descendants of the original nine beavers have apparently migrated around most of Lake Tahoe. "[48], "Lake Tahoe," also like "Lake Bigler," did not gain universal acceptance. On the California side, the shorezone is expressly maintained in a constitutionally protected[83] public trust,[84]—analogous to an easement,[81][82] which is managed by the California State Lands Commission. Where a particular coordinate actually lies on the surface of the earth is dependent on the figure of the Earth. To protect public health and our staff, the Conservancy is closed to the public. The basin soils (in the < 2 mm fraction) are generally 65–85% sand (0.05–2.0 mm). Route 28 returns along the eastern shore to US 50 near Spooner Lake. TCalfire NEU and AEU units are responding to the fire. Since the 1970s, the cladoceran populations have somewhat recovered, but not to former levels. The sheriff's department and the victimâs family are asking the public for help. A Nevada fishing license is required and can be purchased online at ndow.org. [101][102][103][104][100][105] To be convicted of trespassing, one must be beyond reasonable doubt above the highwater mark, which under their states rights theory is an arbitrary fact to be found. LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) â The Placer County Sheriffâs Office is looking for any evidence after a homicide crime scene in the Lake Tahoe basin was practically left empty. Found inside â Page 56... School District Ormsby County School District Washoe County School District Fire Protection Districts Lake Valley Fire Protection District North Tahoe Fire Protection District Tahoe City Fire Protection District Kingsbury Grade Fire ... Other popular activities include parasailing, jet ski rentals, eco-friendly paddle sport rentals and fishing. A camping limit of 14 days in a 30-day period is enforced. EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL/AP) — Crews continue to focus on stopping Caldor Fire flames from reaching the Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe, California (AP) — A few hours after a road was blocked by a fleeing car when the entire resort city of California, South Lake Tahoe, was ordered to evacuate and warned a cross-border community in Nevada. South Lake Tahoe News - South Tahoe Now, Charcoal allowed on in the South Lake Tahoe city limits, https://www.readyforwildfire.org/permits/campfire-permit/, https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/current-burn-status/, https://www.facebook.com/SouthLakeTahoeFireRescue, https://www.facebook.com/NorthLakeTahoeFire. [72] Public capacity to navigate across any land formerly inundated by the waterway is not extinguished by the lowering of the lake level; this federal easement is maintained under United States law. [55] J.A. This data set, together with more recently acquired data on urban runoff water quality, is being used by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board to develop a program (mandated by the Clean Water Act) to limit the flux of nutrients and fine sediment to the Lake. (READ MORE). Other casinos include Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe, Harveys Lake Tahoe, and Montbleu. - Welding or operating an acetylene torch with open flames. Currently, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is regulating construction along the shoreline[127] (and has won two Federal Supreme Court battles over recent decisions). SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — (AP) — A ferocious wildfire swept toward Lake Tahoe on Tuesday just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate and communities just across the state line in Nevada were warned to get ready to leave. The LTBMU enhanced fire restrictions will remain in effect through November or until rescinded. [86][87][88] The private Lakeside Park Association has made such an artificial accretion of land that is freely open for public use. Illegal campfires cause over 90 percent of the wildfires at Lake Tahoe and increased fire danger due to severe drought conditions and warm weather is a big concern this summer. Found inside... Placer County Planning Department County Administrative Center Auburn CA 95603 Mr. Robert Stitser , Ltd. 575 Mill Street Reno NV 89502 Auburn - Placer County Public Library Tahoe City Branch North Lake Boulevard , next to Fire Dept. 36 CFR 261.52(a). Climatic Change (In Press). Both cabins have basic amenities such as composting toilets, beds, cook stoves and wood burning stoves, but other items such as sleeping bags, food and utensils will need to be packed in. The land is a public trust or easement under the Rivers and Harbors Act, the Submerged Lands Act, and the several Coast Guard Authorization Acts,[76] but affluent beachfront landowners and their elected civic leaders maintain the land is effectively private under state law because state law enforcement is not charged with enforcing federal law. Mayor Tamara Wallace thought the Caldor Fire … [53], Public appreciation of the Tahoe basin grew, and during the 1912, 1913 and 1918 congressional sessions, congressmen tried unsuccessfully to designate the basin as a national park. Mail delivery moved ashore after the Marian B was lost on 17 May 1941 when her owner and the mail clerk attempted mail delivery during a storm. Descended from no more than nine individuals, 1987 beaver populations on the upper and lower Truckee River had reached a density of 0.72 colonies (3.5 beavers) per kilometer. [128] These regulations are unpopular with many residents, especially those in the Tahoe Lakefront Homeowners Association. Major mining sites in the Tahoe area were in disputed territory. Theodore Swift et al.,[113] concluded that "suspended inorganic sediments and phytoplanktonic algae both contribute significantly to the reduction in clarity, and that suspended particulate matter, rather than dissolved organic matter, are the dominant causes of clarity loss." [24] A massive collapse of the western edge of the basin that formed McKinney Bay around 50,000 years ago is thought to have generated a tsunami/seiche wave with a height approaching 330 ft (100 m).[25]. For information on all Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Districts: City of South Lake Tahoe - https://www.cityofslt.us/384/Fire and https://www.facebook.com/SouthLakeTahoeFireRescue, Tahoe Douglas - https://tahoefire.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/tahoefire, Lake Valley Fire - https://lakevalleyfire.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/LakeValleyFire, North Lake Tahoe - https://www.nltfpd.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/NorthLakeTahoeFire, North Tahoe/Meeks Bay - https://www.ntfire.net/ and https://www.facebook.com/NTFPD, U.S. Forest Service LTBMU - https://go.usa.gov/xVfjp and https://www.facebook.com/LakeTahoeUSFS. At South Shore, Bill Harrah purchased the Stateline Country Club, which had stood since 1931 and built Harrah's Tahoe. The standard ellipsoid for western states in 1849—which is generally congruent with that year's version of the Astronomical Almanac—is implicit in California's constitutional boundary definition; incessant invention of new datums by new and potentially interested parties do not re-render the old boundary definition. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA. It accounts for one third of the water that leaves the lake, the rest evaporating from the lake's vast surface. "[49] In Twain's 1869 novel Innocents Abroad, Twain continued to deride the name in his foreign travels. At outside fire pits, only gas can be used and no wood. Uplifted blocks created the Carson Range on the east and the main Sierra Nevada crest on the west. The Spooner Lake Cabin sleeps four people comfortably and Wildcat Cabin sleeps two. Meanwhile, California's Dixie Fire, the second-largest in state history at 1,193 square miles was 48% contained in the Sierra-Cascades region about 65 miles north of the Caldor Fire. The 40-foot (12 m) Truckee and 55-foot (17 m) propeller-driven Emerald were also towing log rafts in 1870. American Discovery Trail: The American Discovery Trail is a great way to experience Nevada's beautiful and rugged backcountry. When he discovered the Colorado River had shifted at the 35th parallel, he simply changed the endpoint resulting in a survey that was neither straight nor accurate. [1] The north shore boasts three peaks at over 10,000 feet (3,048 m): Mount Rose at 10,785 feet (3,287 m), and Houghton and Relay peaks. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe’s 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2021, file photo, a firefighter carries a water hose toward a spot fire from the Caldor Fire burning along Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Boating is a primary activity in Tahoe in the summer. Competition from introduced fish led cutthroat trout to be completely extirpated from the lake in the early 20th century until reintroduction efforts started in 2019. [91][92][93][94] Recent attempts by Lakefront Homeowners to use piers as "easement fences" to obstruct beach travel are encroaching centuries of established easement and admiralty law. The Ponderosa Ranch of the TV series Bonanza was formerly located on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. "[50] The Placerville Mountain Democrat began a notorious rumor that "Tahoe" was actually an Indian renegade who plundered upon White settlers. Found inside â Page 43Jorry Adams , Fire Marshal North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District P.O. Box 385 Crystal Bay , Nevada 89402 ( 702 ) 831-0351 FAX * ( 702 ) 831-2072 Loo Amestoy , Assistant Chlef Reno Fire Department 200 Evans Avenue Reno , Nevada 89501 ... Resendes said his office responded Saturday evening to an open line 911 call. [61][62][67] A federal survey monument was removed to the Lake Tahoe Historical Society circa 2018. The Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team is one of these units. They will join nearly 3,500 other firefighters from across the country to battle the blaze. The lake and its scenic environs provide many opportunities for motorcyclists to ride both on and off-road. The one constant with all agencies around Lake Tahoe is a Red Flag Warning. California State Route 89 follows the western shore of the lake through the picturesque wilderness and connects camping, fishing and hiking locations such as those at Emerald Bay State Park, DL Bliss State Park and Camp Richardson. The closest scheduled passenger airline service is available via the Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). That phone number is 530-806-3212. Two firefighters from Cosumnes Fire Department carry water hoses while holding a fire line to keep the Caldor Fire from spreading in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Steamboats continued to carry a mail clerk around Lake Tahoe until 1934, when the mail contract was given to the 42-foot (13 m) motorboat Marian B powered by two Chevrolet engines. While the impact of ash on the lake's ecosystem is predicted to be minimal, the impact of potential future erosion is not yet known. [51] By the end of the 19th century, usage of "Lake Bigler" had nearly completely fallen out of popular vocabulary in favor of "Tahoe." A study in Fallen Leaf Lake, just south of Lake Tahoe, used seafloor mapping techniques to image evidence for paleoearthquakes on the West Tahoe and revealed the last earthquake occurred between 4,100 and 4,500 years ago. [33][34] Each autumn, from late September through mid-October, mature sockeye salmon transform from silver-blue color to a fiery vermilion, and run up Taylor Creek, near South Lake Tahoe. Found inside â Page 5Both the North Tahoe Fire Protection District and the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District have received drafts of the North Shore DEIS and have participated in public meetings regarding this project . The Lake Tahoe Regional Fire ... The park features 50 miles of hiking, equestrian and mountain biking trails and primitive roads. Camping: Camping is allowed in three primitive, walk-in campgrounds: Marlette Peak, Hobart and North Canyon. Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are currently prohibited within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: - Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal briquettes and wood, on National Forest System lands. Tahoe City was founded in 1864 as a resort community for Virginia City. Found inside â Page 2... Lakes Homeowners Hawley McLain Incline Village General Improvement District Linda Pittman Rob Hunt North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce Bill Briner * North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District Jerry Adams North Tahoe Fire Protection ... While the submerged lands generally belong to the state,[77] the water held in the lake is federally controlled by the US Bureau of Reclamation,[78] and immersion of the shoreline itself would be a common law trespass against east lakefront property owners if it were not for the land—below the theoretical maximum elevation of the lake—being in a perpetual federal easement. The beaches of Lake Tahoe are the only known habitat for the rare Lake Tahoe yellowcress (Rorippa subumbellata), a plant which grows in the wet sand between low- and high-water marks. Farther along are communities such as Meeks Bay and Tahoe City. Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company dominated the passenger and mail route after launch of their 200-passenger steamboat Tahoe on 24 June 1896. The main travel corridors are: Interstate 80, Highway 49, Highway 20, Highway 89 (North and South), Foresthill Divide Road, Mosquito Ridge Road, Bowman Road, Marysville Road, and Gold Lakes Road. Pursuant to 36 CFR 216.50 (e), persons with a valid Wilderness Permit or a California Campfire Permit may use a portable campfire pit, lantern, or stove that uses gas, kerosene, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel, with a shut-off valve, in an area at least three feet from any flammable materials. You can also find us on Twitter as well as Instagram. The 18-foot (5.5 m) high dam can increase the lake's capacity by 744,600 acre⋅ft (918,500,000 m3).[57]. British rock band A's song "Here We Go Again (I Love Lake Tahoe)" and the accompanying music video centers around the band's love for the lake and the surrounding holiday locations. [79][76][80] Neither state has the authority to rescind navigability along the shoreline below the highmark of the waterbody, because it has been granted under federal law through the Enumerated powers of the United States. Pro-Union papers called for a "change from this Secesh appellation" and "no Copperhead names on our landmarks for us. In 1969, the U.S. Congress and the California and Nevada State Legislatures created a unique compact to share resources and responsibilities. [17][18], Three principal faults form the Lake Tahoe basin: the West Tahoe Fault, aligned between Meyers and Tahoe City, and which is the local segment of the Sierra Nevada Fault, extending on shore north and south of these localities;[19] the Stateline/North Tahoe Fault, starting in the middle of the lake and creating the relief that forms Stateline, NV; and the Incline Village Fault, which runs parallel to the Stateline/North Tahoe Fault offshore and into Incline Village. The Caldor fire has burned for 15 days, scorching more than 200,000 acres, and forcing thousands to leave their homes. We maintain constant readiness all times of the year and respond to many types of emergencies, not just fires. Early Lore and History of the Lake Tahoe Basin, This page was last edited on 11 September 2021, at 17:29. 6 of 11 7 of 11 Bob Hansen and Patty Kingsbury evacuate from their South Lake Tahoe, Calif. home as the Caldor Fire approaches on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Some important details about boating Tahoe that may differ from what visitors are familiar with include a 600-foot no-wake zone from the shore around the entire lake and ⦠Found inside â Page 15Science Findings from the National Fire Plan : Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Society and ... As part of its proactive fire management program , the North Lake Tahoe Fire District is using prescribed burns to reduce ... Lake Tahoe is home to Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe. Most of the highways accessing and encircling Lake Tahoe are paved two-lane mountain roads. Found inside â Page 7981,000 feet off - shore from Sausalito waterfront , North of Spinnaker Rest . ... Fourth of July Fireworks , Lake Tahoe Anchor Trust Fireworks Display July 4th . ... Independence Day Fireworks North Tahoe Fire Protection District . Logging operations were conducted from the 1870s through the turn of the century and supplied the Comstock with the lumber and cordwood necessary for the gold and silver mines of Virginia City, Silver City and Gold Hill. The LTIMP is a cooperative program with support from 12 federal and state agencies with interests in the Tahoe Basin. Temperatures exceed 90 °F (32.2 °C) on an average of 2.0 days annually. Visitors can reach Lake Tahoe under ideal conditions within two hours from the Sacramento area, one hour from Reno or thirty minutes from Carson City. Removing, disturbing or damaging any historic structure, artifact, rock, plant life, fossil or other feature is prohibited. [54], Even in the mining era, the potential of the basin as a tourist destination was recognized. [144], The 2014 film Last Weekend, starring Patricia Clarkson and directed by Tom Dolby and Tom Williams, used the west shore lakefront home of Ray and Dagmar Dolby as the primary location for its interiors and exteriors. California State Route 28 completes the circuit from Tahoe City around the northern shore to communities such as Kings Beach, Crystal Bay, and into Incline Village, Nevada where the road becomes Nevada State Route 28. The primary routes to Lake Tahoe are on Interstate 80 via Truckee, U.S. Route 50, and Nevada State Route 431 via Reno. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center at Lake Tahoe is open from Memorial Day weekend through October 31. The English name for Lake Tahoe derives from the Washo word "dá’aw," meaning "The Lake."[8]. Lake Tahoe is divided by the prominent interstate boundary between California and Nevada, where the two states' edges make their iconic directional turn near the middle of the lake. Found inside â Page 18In this area the Fire Station Alignment crosses and remains on the east side of Edmonds Drive while traveling north to an interchange at U.S. 50 East near Sherman Lane . From this point , the Fire Station Alignment goes north for ... Since 1980, the Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program (LTIMP) has been measuring stream discharge and concentrations of nutrients and sediment in up to 10 tributary streams in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California-Nevada. There are also many paved off-road bicycle paths that meander through communities on all sides of the lake. In order to better protect the Lake Tahoe Basin, restrictions on open flames have expanded to more areas. ", "Novel physical evidence that beaver historically were native to the Sierra Nevada", "The historical range of beaver in the Sierra Nevada: a review of the evidence", North Canyon Creek Restoration Project: Phase I Final Report, "At Lake Tahoe, a scuba diver's body is recovered after 17 years", https://sierranevadageotourism.org/entries/cave-rock/44075513-fee3-4532-9ca6-715a1ae400d2, "Stream and Ground-Water Monitoring Program, Lake Tahoe Basin, Nevada and California", "Sierra History: a look at Lake Tahoe's wonderful wood-powered steamship past", "Nevada and California have a border dispute going back to 1850", "NGS Data Sheet – California Nev Iron Mon", "Granite Boundary Monument No. Now, after a half-century of accelerated nitrogen input (much of it from direct atmospheric deposition), the lake is phosphorus-limited. When Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, the first casino at the lake had already been open for years. The fire also roared through the Sierra-at-Tahoe … No firewood is allowed to be burned in South Lake Tahoe, including at the city-owned Campground By The Lake on Lake Tahoe Boulevard. Found inside â Page 62AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PROVIDE SIMILAR PROTECTION TO THE FOLLOWING Bellingham Fire Department Burbank ... North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District Novato Fire Protection District Oklahoma City Fire Department Redwood ... The community ski trail grooming is free to the public and supported completely by donations. 0.25 miles east of Tahoe City on Highway 28. US 50 is a four-lane highway (from the canyon of the South Fork American River at Riverton, over the Sierra Nevada at Echo Summit, and into the Lake Tahoe Basin, is a mainly two-lane road) passing south of the lake and along part of the eastern shore. [20] The West Tahoe Fault appears to be the most active and potentially hazardous fault in the basin. Approximately two-thirds of the shoreline is in California. 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