The Bureau of Reclamation is preparing for a rare event in recent drought years — to release water from Folsom Lake. Outflow at Folsom Lake will more than double from 3,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 8,000 cfs by Wednesday, according to Justin Moore with the Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region. Here’s what you need to know about water releases from Folsom Lake, even though the region is still considered to be in a drought:

FOLSOM LAKE CAPACITY

Folsom Lake has a total capacity of 977,000 acre-feet of water. Currently, it’s at 599,500 acre-feet — around 61 percent of capacity.