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The consequence was a reduced capacity to store winter rainfall for summer use. Folsom Dam may have prevented as much as $4.7 billion in damages in 1986 alone. [34] The New Year's Day storm of 1997 was the most severe in recent history, with a total inflow of 1 million acre feet (equal to the entire capacity of Folsom Lake) over a 5-day period.
Folsom Lake is a reservoir on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, United States. Folsom Lake with its surrounding Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is one of the most visited parks in the California park system. Located within Placer, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties, it is about 25 mi (40 km) northeast of ...
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The Oroville dam footage shows the spillway flowing at 15,000 cubic feet per second.
An aerial view of Folsom Dam on March 10. (Jonathan Wong / California Department of Water Resources) As of Tuesday, Folsom Lake was at 63% of its capacity, in line with the historical average level.
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The 19,564-acre (7,917 ha) park was established in 1956 [2] after the creation of the Folsom Dam. Folsom Lake is the ninth largest reservoir in California and a major recreational asset for the Sacramento area. [3] It consists of two reservoirs: Folsom and Natoma. About 2 million people visit the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area every year.