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This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California. All fifty-three reservoirs that contain over 100,000 acre-feet (0.12 km 3) of water at maximum capacity are listed. This includes those formed by raising the level of natural lakes, such as at Lake Tahoe.
Reservoirs in Northern California are also lower than they were at this time last year. As of Thursday, Shasta Lake was at 39%, as compared to 51% last year. Lake Oroville looks a little better ...
And data updated Monday from the California Department of Water Resources' tracker show the reservoir climbing to 60%, still below historical levels for February — 72% — but significantly ...
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 ...
Lake Kaweah is a reservoir near Lemon Cove in Tulare County, California.The lake is formed by Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River.The river originates in the Sierra Nevada and drains about 560 sq mi (1,500 km 2) into Lake Kaweah before flowing towards the San Joaquin Valley.
Water from the Lake Hodges Reservoir services the customers of the Santa Fe Irrigation District and the San Dieguito Water District. The dam is 131 ft tall and 729 ft wide. [8] In 2005, the San Diego County Water Authority, in conjunction with the City of San Diego, began work on a pipeline to connect Hodges Reservoir with Olivenhain Reservoir.
After reaching perilously low levels, California's major reservoirs filled up last winter. Now they stand at about two-thirds capacity with more rain on the horizon.
With capacity levels in the 80 percentile, Folsom Lake is at 114% of its historical average, Shasta Lake is at 113% and New Melones Lake is at 133%. All three reservoirs are operated by the ...