Wednesday Top of the Scroll: California’s major reservoirs are still far drier than average
The just-passed atmospheric river gave California a lot of precious, badly needed water. But how well did our all-important reservoir systems do? For California, water storage, above and underground are the key to California’s economic fate. As of midnight Monday, California’s major reservoirs keep getting more water from the weekend’s storm as the runoff finds its way into them. … Shasta, the state’s largest is only 25% full. But that’s less than half of its normal volume this time of year. Lake Oroville: 31% full. Trinity: 29% full; less than half of normal. New Melones: 37% full. San Luis: 24% full, not even half of normal.
Related articles:
- CBS San Francisco: EBMUD - Storm brings much-needed rain but reservoirs remain far from capacity
- Sacramento Bee: Here’s how much rain fell during Monday’s atmospheric river storm in Northern California
- Herald and News: Counting every drop - December’s Klamath Basin water tracker
- Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes: CW3E Releases Update to California Watershed Precipitation Forecasts
