A series of big storms sending much - needed rainfall and snow to Northern California has dramatically replenished a drought - stricken reservoir that was on the brink of cataclysm . Thanks , El Niño !
Like Folsom Lake , which Iprofiled in depth(um , shallowness ) last summer , Lake Oroville is one of those reservoir you probably eff quite well from picture . Dramatic images of sediment - ringed bank and gravy holder docks resting on the cold lakebed made national newspaper headline , like a drone video that wasfeatured on NBC Nightly Newsin May of 2015 .
Lake Oroville on July 20 , 2011 ( pic by Paul Hames / California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images ) and on August 19 , 2014 ( photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images )
On December 9 , 2015 , Lake Oroville had recorded its lowest water degree for the twelvemonth and was very close to reaching its low water level ever . But then El Niño arrived ! And by yesterday evening , the water level in Lake Oroville had prove 20 feet in 10 day , theDepartment of Water ResourcestoldKRCR .
Here is the part where I issue the standard disavowal : No , the drought is not over . Refilled reservoirs are good news program , but California also needs more snowpack . Luckily , there ’s very unspoilt word on that front as well .
Yes , that ’s four critical locations across Californiareporting snowpackthat ’s at or above normal spirit level for this date .
Come on , El Niño . bestow it .
[ KRCR ]
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