A major storm packing a triple threat Tuesday dumped more than a foot of new snow in the Sierra Nevada, unleashed heavy rain that triggered flooding and mudslides in the valleys around Reno and Carson City, and pushed potentially damaging winds across much of western Nevada. The National Weather Service issued avalanche, flooding and high […]
The Bureau of Reclamation incrementally increased releases below Keswick Dam from 26,000 cubic feet per second to 36,000 Monday afternoon. The increased releases are necessary to meet flood space regulatory requirements within Shasta Reservoir. Depending on current conditions and inflow levels, operational adjustments will be made as necessary and may occur on short notice. Shasta […]
Take one look out at the Mokelumne River today and you might see the flows are fast and high out on the water. All of the recent rains have created an abundance of water in Northern California, but there’s nowhere to store it all. The Delta Counties Coalition, represented by San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Sacramento, […]
Water levels in Lake Mead, which stores water for Arizona, California, and Nevada, have plunged in recent years. If levels drop below a certain point, they trigger an official shortage. But as Maya Springhawk Robnett of the Arizona Science Desk reports, the three states are trying to avoid that… Federal water managers say there is […]
A dry El Niño year followed by a wet start to what is expected to be a dry year in Southern California has raised questions about California’s climate. California is a state of extremes when it comes to precipitation, which has alternated between drought and excessive rain throughout recorded history. Los Angeles, for example, has an […]
Wet. After five years of drought, most of California finally has become wet. The mountains are exceptionally wet and covered with snow. The state’s reservoirs are fuller than their long term average (with a few exceptions). Flood control structures are being employed, some for the first time since 2006. We can now better understand the […]
Sierra Storm Packs Triple Threat – Avalanches, Floods, Wind
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (as published by the San Luis Obispo Tribune)A major storm packing a triple threat Tuesday dumped more than a foot of new snow in the Sierra Nevada, unleashed heavy rain that triggered flooding and mudslides in the valleys around Reno and Carson City, and pushed potentially damaging winds across much of western Nevada. The National Weather Service issued avalanche, flooding and high […]
Water Releases Into Sacramento River Increased Monday
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Red Bluff Daily NewsThe Bureau of Reclamation incrementally increased releases below Keswick Dam from 26,000 cubic feet per second to 36,000 Monday afternoon. The increased releases are necessary to meet flood space regulatory requirements within Shasta Reservoir. Depending on current conditions and inflow levels, operational adjustments will be made as necessary and may occur on short notice. Shasta […]
County Officials Push For Water Storage, Saying Delta Is Losing Out On Recent Rainfall
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Lodi News-Sentinelby Christina CornejoTake one look out at the Mokelumne River today and you might see the flows are fast and high out on the water. All of the recent rains have created an abundance of water in Northern California, but there’s nowhere to store it all. The Delta Counties Coalition, represented by San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Sacramento, […]
AZ Conservation Deals Seek To Prevent Lake Mead Shortages
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KAWC (Yuma, Ariz.)by Maya Springhawk RobnettWater levels in Lake Mead, which stores water for Arizona, California, and Nevada, have plunged in recent years. If levels drop below a certain point, they trigger an official shortage. But as Maya Springhawk Robnett of the Arizona Science Desk reports, the three states are trying to avoid that… Federal water managers say there is […]
‘State of Extremes’: What to Make of California’s Weather
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NBC Bay Areaby Anthony YanezA dry El Niño year followed by a wet start to what is expected to be a dry year in Southern California has raised questions about California’s climate. California is a state of extremes when it comes to precipitation, which has alternated between drought and excessive rain throughout recorded history. Los Angeles, for example, has an […]
California’s Wettest Drought? – 2017
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California Water Blogby Jay LundWet. After five years of drought, most of California finally has become wet. The mountains are exceptionally wet and covered with snow. The state’s reservoirs are fuller than their long term average (with a few exceptions). Flood control structures are being employed, some for the first time since 2006. We can now better understand the […]