An atmospheric river that pummeled Northern California last week helped boost the water levels at many of the state’s reservoirs, recent data shows. Levels at Lake Sonoma had jumped more than 12 feet as of Monday, raising the fill to 66% of the reservoir’s capacity. … Lake Shasta, California’s largest reservoir, had filled to 993 feet as of Monday morning, just below levels taken at the same time in 2023 but far above 2022’s low levels, due to the severe drought that year.

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