Tuesday Top of the Scroll: California’s second-largest reservoir is now full
Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California, reached capacity on Monday for a second straight year after another relatively wet winter. The rising waters come as state reservoir managers have been reducing outflows from the lake in recent weeks — as winter inflows tailed off and the threat of downstream flooding waned — allowing the reservoir to slowly fill to its current 899-foot elevation, or 3.52-million acre-feet of water. … Lake Oroville contains 28% more water than it historically has on this date. “This is great news for ensuring adequate water supply for millions of Californians & environmental needs,” the state Department of Water Resources posted Monday afternoon on X, formerly Twitter.
Related water supply articles:
- Fox 40 – Sacramento: 2023 water year was 8th wettest of past five decades, California Department of Water Resources says
- KCRA – Sacramento: Lake Oroville, one of California’s largest water reservoirs, is full for the 2nd year in a row
- Newsweek: California’s Second-Largest Reservoir Fills Up Again—’Great News’
- SJV Sun: Opinion: Calif. had plenty of rain. Farmers, Valley cities are getting stiffed on water supplies anyway.