Lake Buchanan designated as ‘infested’ with zebra mussels

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  • Zebra mussels have been found to be reproducing at Lake Buchanan during recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sampling efforts. Contributed/TPWD
    Zebra mussels have been found to be reproducing at Lake Buchanan during recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sampling efforts. Contributed/TPWD
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Lake Buchanan, located west of Burnet and north of Inks Lake in the Colorado River Basin, as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels. Infested status signifies that there is an established, reproducing population of zebra mussels in the lake. The designation is a result of recent sampling efforts that revealed new evidence of a…

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