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Will Lake Shasta Fill Up for 3rd Straight Year When La Niña Winter Weather Hits California?

/in , /by /Record Searchlightby David Benda

A pair of storms moving through Redding this week could dump 1.5 to 2 inches of rain in the region, helping bring up water levels at Lakes Shasta and raising hope California’s largest reservoir will fill up for a third straight year if a robust La Niña arrives this winter.

The lake was at 56% total capacity as of Monday, which is 104% of its historical average, according to the state Department of Water Resources’ most recent data.

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California’s Largest Reservoir Is Almost Completely Full

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Lake Shasta is nearly full, according to a chart depicting current conditions at California’s major reservoirs.

After years of drought, several reservoirs in California reached concerningly low water levels in the summer of 2022. However, an abnormally wet winter last year alleviated much of the state’s drought and replenished the lakes.

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California’s Lake Shasta Set to Fill Completely

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Lake Shasta could reach its full capacity this spring, following a high amount of rainfall in California. The largest reservoir in California has been steadily rising since the beginning of March. It has gone up sharply since the start of the year, which saw its levels at 1,012 feet, compared to its current level on April 5 of 1,058 feet

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California Drought Outlook Gets Good News After ‘Biblical’ Blizzard

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A blizzard that pummeled California over the weekend has brought good news regarding the state’s drought outlook. The massive storm started late last week and brought more than 100 inches of snow to some high-elevation areas. The blizzard followed a slew of atmospheric rivers that brought a deluge of rain to the state.

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California’s Largest Reservoir Sees Water Levels Continue To Swell

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California’s largest reservoir has raised its dam gates as water continues to swell following heavy rainfall in the state. A deluge of rainfall in the western U.S. has seen Shasta Lake rise by nearly 10 feet in the last week alone.

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How California Reservoir Water Levels Changed After Atmospheric Rivers

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One reservoir in northern California rose by 5 feet after two atmospheric rivers supplemented the water levels. An atmospheric river began across much of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and Northern California, on Friday.

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Lake Shasta Level Rising, With More Rain On The Way. How Close Is It To Being Full?

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Lake Shasta, California’s largest reservoir, stands at 113% of the historical average and only 52 feet from being full, thanks to the gift of rain the state is receiving so far this winter.

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How California’s Reservoirs Will Change After Atmospheric River Hits

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California will escape much of the rainfall from an incoming atmospheric river, but the storm will still benefit some of the state’s reservoirs.

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Lake Shasta Water Level Healthy as New Water Year Begins. Trinity Lake? Still Recovering.

/in , , /by /Record Searchlight by Jessica Skropanic

Thanks to a stormy winter and spring, Lake Shasta’s water level is almost a third higher than it usually is in mid-October.

The state’s largest reservoir at Shasta Dam, nine miles north of Redding, was 71% full on Monday, according to the California Department of Water Resources. That’s 130% of what the lake usually holds on that date, according to the state.

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Lake Oroville Spillway in Active Use as Lake Shasta Nears Capacity as Well

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The last time Lake Oroville neared capacity was four years ago, and very quickly it plunged into drought territory and has seen low water levels until this winter. And now that billion-dollar, renovated spillway is back in use as the reservoir is back at 99% of its capacity.

The Feather River is getting a fair amount of extra water flow these days as Lake Oroville has been releasing water over the last week. Oroville is California’s second-largest reservoir, with a capacity of over 3.5 million acre-feet of water, and also just about at capacity is the state’s largest reservoir, Lake Shasta, which has a capacity of 4.5 million acre-feet and is at 98%.

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