Amistad Reservoir ‘Infested’ with Invasive Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated the International Amistad Reservoir in the Rio Grande basin along the Texas-Mexico border near Del Rio as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels, signifying that an established, reproducing population is present in the lake. Zebra mussel larvae were first detected in the reservoir in June 2022 in a water sample collected by…

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