California’s biggest reservoir reaches capacity for third straight year
California’s largest reservoir, Lake Shasta, reached capacity this week, marking the third straight year it has filled or nearly filled with water. The run of big water years at the reservoir reflects the unusual string of wet winters the state has experienced, and it bodes well for water supplies this year across California. The lake, which stretches across an extraordinary 35 miles in the southern Cascades north of Redding near Mount Shasta, is the cornerstone of the federally run Central Valley Project. Its supplies are sent to cities and farms hundreds of miles away, including the Bay Area. The San Joaquin Valley’s booming agricultural industry is the primary beneficiary.
Other California water supply news:
- Courthouse News Service: California marks third year of decent Sierra snowpack
- Visalia Times-Delta (Calif.): After Trump order, more water shipped south to San Joaquin Valley, Here’s what to know
