Where California’s Key Reservoirs Stand After the 2nd Driest January Ever
California hasn’t seen rain in over a month, and some of the state’s key reservoirs are starting to be impacted.
Shasta Lake, the state’s largest reservoir, was at 54% of its historical average as of Feb. 9, compared to 72% last year, the California Department of Water Resources said. San Luis Reservoir on the eastern slope of the Diablo range is at 59% of its historical average, compared to 71% last year.
Other reservoirs are up from where they were at this time last year.
“This would be expected given that last year was the 2nd driest year for CA in our observed record and the 2020-2021 two year period set a new record for dryness,” Michael Anderson, the state climatologist for the Department of Water Resources, wrote in an email.
