Over the years, many of the birds that visit Shasta County have found a migratory fuel stop in the richness of the Salton Sea, a short hour’s drive from Palm Springs. The flood that re-created it must have been of almost Biblical proportions. In 1905-07, canal levees were breached, sending the entire flow of the […]
Residents of the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles will get their lake back months early, thanks to the massive Eastern Sierra snowpack. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power drained the 96-acre open-air reservoir in 2015 for construction to divert drinking water to a new, covered reservoir that complies with updated storage regulations. […]
The 2016-17 rainfall season is the ninth wettest on record for Sacramento – and more precipitation is on the way Friday. Nearly 30 inches of rainfall has fallen in Sacramento, 29.93 inches to be exact. Northern California rainfall has swollen rivers, filled reservoirs and ended drought conditions. “The main reason it’s been so wet is […]
The milestones marking California’s wettest year in decades continued to pile up Thursday, as state water officials said a reservoir high up in the Sierra Nevada has exceeded capacity for the first time in 21 years. Lake Davis began overflowing onto its earth-and-rock spillway Wednesday after a couple of light rainstorms this week, Department of […]
Outside the window of Helen Dahlke’s office, at the University of California at Davis, the clouds hang low, their edges seeming to brush against the building. It’s raining intensely, an unusual event in a perpetually parched state suffering from a five-year drought. “It looks like the end of the world,” says Dahlke happily. As a […]
California faces “a very significant risk” if state officials fail to repair a damaged spillway at Lake Oroville before the November onset of next winter’s rainy season, a team of engineering consultants has warned the reservoir’s operator.
Shrinking Salton Sea Threatens wildlife
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby Linda AldrichOver the years, many of the birds that visit Shasta County have found a migratory fuel stop in the richness of the Salton Sea, a short hour’s drive from Palm Springs. The flood that re-created it must have been of almost Biblical proportions. In 1905-07, canal levees were breached, sending the entire flow of the […]
Sierra Runoff to Refill LA’s Silver Lake Ahead of Schedule
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /U.S. News & World ReportResidents of the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles will get their lake back months early, thanks to the massive Eastern Sierra snowpack. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power drained the 96-acre open-air reservoir in 2015 for construction to divert drinking water to a new, covered reservoir that complies with updated storage regulations. […]
Sacramento’s Rainfall Year In Top 10 When It Comes To Wettest Ever
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Beeby Bill LindelofThe 2016-17 rainfall season is the ninth wettest on record for Sacramento – and more precipitation is on the way Friday. Nearly 30 inches of rainfall has fallen in Sacramento, 29.93 inches to be exact. Northern California rainfall has swollen rivers, filled reservoirs and ended drought conditions. “The main reason it’s been so wet is […]
Another Reservoir Overflows As Northern California Receives More Rain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaThe milestones marking California’s wettest year in decades continued to pile up Thursday, as state water officials said a reservoir high up in the Sierra Nevada has exceeded capacity for the first time in 21 years. Lake Davis began overflowing onto its earth-and-rock spillway Wednesday after a couple of light rainstorms this week, Department of […]
How California Is Saving Rainwater For A Sunny Day
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Popular Science by Mary Beth GriggsOutside the window of Helen Dahlke’s office, at the University of California at Davis, the clouds hang low, their edges seeming to brush against the building. It’s raining intensely, an unusual event in a perpetually parched state suffering from a five-year drought. “It looks like the end of the world,” says Dahlke happily. As a […]
Engineers Warn of ‘Significant Risk’ if California’s Oroville Dam Isn’t Fixed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Wall Street Journalby Jim CarltonCalifornia faces “a very significant risk” if state officials fail to repair a damaged spillway at Lake Oroville before the November onset of next winter’s rainy season, a team of engineering consultants has warned the reservoir’s operator.