Despite Heat Waves, Lake Shasta Water Level Is Where It Needs To Be

In spite of a dry spring and a June heat wave, Lake Shasta waters are right where they should be, historically speaking, thanks in part to powerful wet winter storms and their runoff that filled the reservoir.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reported the rain-dependent reservoir, which is California’s largest, was 73% full as of midnight on Thursday. That’s the lake’s historic average for that date over the past 30 years.