Lake Sonoma at lowest level in history, but there’s still enough to get us through another year
Lake Sonoma, the region’s largest water storage reservoir, has reached the lowest level in its history after three years of punishing drought with no end in sight. But there remains plenty of water to get regional users through this winter and even into next, said Sonoma Water Deputy Chief Engineer Don Seymour. … Lake Sonoma currently holds less than 42% of its water storage capacity after falling continuously since Jan. 21, when it held 152,474 acre feet of water. (An acre foot is about 326,000 gallons or enough water to flood most of a football field a foot deep in water. Estimates vary, but it can serve roughly one to three average homes for a year, depending how careful they are with their water use.)
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