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California Reservoirs Topping Off, Quelling Drought Fears

March 9, 2024 2:30 amMarch 9, 2024 2:31 am

A growing number of reservoirs in California have topped out water according to new reports on Friday, with state Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials having to release hundreds of billions of water through controlled releases since the beginning of...

Reservoirs, Snowpack Levels Continue To Rise Across The State Following Latest Atmospheric River Event

March 24, 2023 2:30 amMarch 24, 2023 2:31 am

The heavy rains and snow that 12th atmospheric river event this year brought continued to break precipitation records across California this week, with reservoir and snowpack levels all but ensuring the state enough water to stave off the drought this...

Half of California No Longer Under Drought Conditions

March 3, 2023 1:31 pmMarch 3, 2023 1:31 pm

According to new data released by the U.S, Drought Monitor on Thursday, only half the state is currently under drought conditions following the recent storms earlier this week, with no part of the state now at ‘extreme drought’ levels for...

Silicon Valley Has 20-40 Inches of Rain, Flooding, But Clings to ‘Severe Drought’

January 18, 2023 3:30 pmJanuary 18, 2023 3:43 pm

The California Department of Water Resources announced that snowpack levels have reached nearly 250%, the Globe reported Tuesday. Specifically, the Northern Sierra region is currently at 209% of snowpack, with the Central Sierra/Tahoe region coming in at 246%, and the...

California Snowpack Reaches 250%, Reservoirs Begin To Fill From Recent Storms

January 17, 2023 12:52 pmJanuary 17, 2023 1:00 pm

The first snowpack and reservoir measurements following the latest record-setting atmospheric river events in California have been found to be much higher than expected, with many drought ravaged areas across the state now either approaching normalcy or even going above...

Reservoir, Snowpack Levels Continue To Rise Across California Due To ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Storms

January 11, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 10, 2023 8:52 pm

The numerous “atmospheric river” rain storms that have pounded the state constantly since late December have continued to fill back in reservoirs and add to the snowpack across the state, with levels now going way above average for the usual...

California Snowpack at 174% of Average, is Highest In Forty Years

January 5, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 4, 2023 9:17 pm

The first California Department of Water Resources (DWR) snow survey of 2023 conducted this week found that the statewide snowpack is currently at 174% the average, one of the highest early total since the 1980s. While many experts are cautiously...