Lake Shasta near capacity as California reservoir level rises again
Already fuller this year than it was at this time a year ago, Lake Shasta continues to fill, creeping toward the top ― sometimes rising just inches a day. But by early May, the lake level is expected to stop rising and the long draw-down of the lake will begin again and continue through the summer. The lake is expected to reach about 5 feet from full sometime in early May, according to Michael Burke, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates Shasta Dam. … Two years ago, conditions at the lake were dire, with the water level down to historically low levels. … But with the lake fuller this year, many water agencies are receiving their full allotment of water from the bureau.
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