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Photos from the California Department of Water Resources show how water levels rose at Lake Oroville and Lake Folsom ... California's second-biggest reservoir. The first image was taken Dec. 21 ...
In the wake of the atmospheric rivers that have brought an onslaught of rain, wind and snow to California over the last few weeks, short-term drought conditions and reservoir levels have improved ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
Eleven reservoirs have a storage capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3); all of these except one are in or on drainages that feed into the Central Valley. The largest single reservoir in California is Shasta Lake, with a full volume of more than 4,552,000 acre-feet (5.615 km 3).
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a ... 21: 6: 5,350: 6,600 Lake Alpine ... Marin Municipal Water District: 1872: Earth: 48: 15: 341: 421 ...
The Sites Reservoir was proposed in the 1950s. [2] California had serious droughts in 1977-1978, 2006–2010, and 2011–2017, raising concern about water insecurity. [3] The project is intended to improve reliability of supply during drought conditions.
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Shasta Lake is at less than half of normal levels. Lake Oroville, the largest reservoir in the State Water Project, is at 55% of total capacity. It's not even summer, and California's two largest ...