California’s largest reservoir rises 36 feet as rains boost water supply statewide
… After a relatively slow start to the winter rainy season, a series of atmospheric river storms has sent hundreds of billions of gallons of water pouring into reservoirs across California over the past three weeks, easing the concerns of water managers and significantly reducing the likelihood of shortages next summer. … Since Dec. 16, the state’s largest reservoir — Shasta, a massive 35-mile-long lake near Redding — has risen by 36 feet. … Similarly, the water level at Oroville, the state’s second-largest reservoir, has jumped 69 feet over the same three weeks.
Other storm and water supply news:
- The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Winter storms ease drought but raise California flood risk
- KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): Series of holiday storms gave NorCal’s water supply a big boost. Here are some of the numbers
- ABC30 (Fresno, Calif.): Farmers grateful for above average rain in Central Calif., but hoping for more
- E&E News by Politico: Rain continues in parts of California reeling from floods, high tides
