(01-06-2026, 03:49 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Lake Shasta gained 30 feet with the latest storm!
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...279869.php
BC
That's cool. Now shows a 36 foot gain. It is 77% full, 129% of historical average.
Oroville has jumped 69 feet...73% full, 134% of historic average. In one day, it added the equivalent of a full Crystal Springs Reservoir.
Sierra Snowpack was at 18% of normal on December 16. On Monday, January 5, it was at 90% of normal.
California's largest reservoir rises 36 feet as rains boost water supply statewide
San Luis is 70% full, Los Vaqueros is 90% full, Cachuma is 100% full, spilled on Monday. Diamond Valley is 94% full. Loch Lomond hit 100% full, sent water down the spillway. EBMUD's seven reservoirs were 82% full on Monday. Nine reservoirs in Santa Clara Valley were 50% full. Anderson is essentially empty, as it is undergoing construction to rebuild its dam.
Doesn't look like the Delta Conveyance Project (water tunnel) is going to happen. Proponents said $20.1 billion, opponents said 3x to 5x that number.
Newsom's signature water tunnel is set back by California court ruling
Current climate modeling is not capturing all of the long-term changes affecting rainfall. Yikes...
Meteorologists issue warnings over future of US drinking water
Audaces fortuna iuvat
