klˈɪɹɪŋ ʌvðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹz mˈeɪdʒɚ tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹi, ðə stɹˈɔːbɛɹi ɹˈɪvɚ, ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈoːɹs ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi fɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ pˈɜːpəsᵻz hɐz kˈɔːzd nˈætʃɚɹəli əkˈɜːɹɪŋ fˈɑːsfoːɹəs tə bɪkˌʌm wˈɑːʃt ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ ænd dᵻpˈɑːzɪɾᵻd ɪn lˈɛvəlz ʌnhˈɛlθi tə wˈaɪldlaɪf ɪnðə ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ.
Clearing of the banks of the reservoir's major tributary, the Strawberry River, over the course of the 20th century for grazing purposes has caused naturally occurring phosphorus to become washed into the river and deposited in levels unhealthy to wildlife in the reservoir.