Can you swim in Tulare Lake?

But the destruction of the storms can be seen within the lake, which is considered private property and closed to the public. The water is not safe to swim in or recreate in any capacity, Ferrier added. “It's farmland, underwater. You've got diesel fuel, oil, manure, chemicals used to kill bugs and stuff.



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