Big rains in California have dumped more than a million acre-feet of water into the state’s reservoirs since Jan. 1 but this week stalled the Central Valley’s navel and mandarin orange harvests, state and industry officials say. The storms had added 1.1 million acre-feet of water to California’s reservoirs by Jan. 9 with more to […]
The back-to-back storms that pummeled California since last weekend are part of an atmospheric river event that has brought major flooding and damage to parts of Northern California. On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood watch for San Francisco. Up in the North Bay, the Russian River is still at flood stage in Guerneville while […]
While some farmers lament the release of thousands of acre-feet of water from Friant Dam, others are putting it to good use: recharging groundwater supplies. Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began releasing water from Millerton Lake to make room for a deluge of storm runoff. The move frustrated some farmers, who say spilling […]
What is the state doing to help with flooding along Cosumnes River? California Department of Water Resources says many of the levees are privately owned and the state doesn’t manage them. An official told us there hasn’t been any project improvements along the Cosumnes River in recent years because the land is privately owned not […]
Northern California continued to roar out of its prolonged drought Tuesday as yet another powerful storm blew in from the Pacific Ocean, drenching an already saturated Bay Area, filling some local reservoirs beyond capacity and creating dangerous white-out conditions in the northwestern Sierra Nevada. Shortly after noon, water began coursing down the Lexington Reservoir spillway for the […]
To see how close California is to being drowned by its recent winter storms, just look to the small crowd of spectators and TV newscasters gathered yesterday on the northwest side of the state capital hoping to watch state water managers open the gates of the Sacramento Weir. The weir, something between a dam and a […]
California Storms Help Fill Reservoirs But Slow Ag Work
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by Tim HeardenBig rains in California have dumped more than a million acre-feet of water into the state’s reservoirs since Jan. 1 but this week stalled the Central Valley’s navel and mandarin orange harvests, state and industry officials say. The storms had added 1.1 million acre-feet of water to California’s reservoirs by Jan. 9 with more to […]
California Storm Floods: Mapping The Impact Across Northern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Curbed San Franciscoby Brock KeelingThe back-to-back storms that pummeled California since last weekend are part of an atmospheric river event that has brought major flooding and damage to parts of Northern California. On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood watch for San Francisco. Up in the North Bay, the Russian River is still at flood stage in Guerneville while […]
Farmers and Water Districts Hope Storm Runoff Can Help Replenish Underground Supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Robert RodriguezWhile some farmers lament the release of thousands of acre-feet of water from Friant Dam, others are putting it to good use: recharging groundwater supplies. Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began releasing water from Millerton Lake to make room for a deluge of storm runoff. The move frustrated some farmers, who say spilling […]
What Is The State Doing To Help With Flooding Along Cosumnes River?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 Newsby Ananda RochitaWhat is the state doing to help with flooding along Cosumnes River? California Department of Water Resources says many of the levees are privately owned and the state doesn’t manage them. An official told us there hasn’t been any project improvements along the Cosumnes River in recent years because the land is privately owned not […]
Bay Area Storm: More Rain and Snow Leave Drought Farther Behind
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Aaron KinneyNorthern California continued to roar out of its prolonged drought Tuesday as yet another powerful storm blew in from the Pacific Ocean, drenching an already saturated Bay Area, filling some local reservoirs beyond capacity and creating dangerous white-out conditions in the northwestern Sierra Nevada. Shortly after noon, water began coursing down the Lexington Reservoir spillway for the […]
California Floods Its Fields to Keep Its Cities From Flooding
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Wired (Boone, IA)by Nick StocktonTo see how close California is to being drowned by its recent winter storms, just look to the small crowd of spectators and TV newscasters gathered yesterday on the northwest side of the state capital hoping to watch state water managers open the gates of the Sacramento Weir. The weir, something between a dam and a […]