An unprecedented series of powerful storms has replenished most of California’s reservoirs, dumping record amounts of rain and snow and busting a severe three-year drought.
By TERRY CHEA, NOAH BERGER and JOSH EDELSON | Associated Press|
FILE - Houseboats rest in a channel at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area in Butte County, Calif., on Aug. 14, 2021. Months of winter storms have replenished California's key reservoirs after three years of punishing drought. FILE - Boat docks sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, in Folsom, Calif., on May 22, 2021. Months of winter storms have replenished California's key reservoirs after three years of punishing drought.
FILE - Dry hillsides surround Lake Oroville on May 22, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Months of winter storms have replenished California's key reservoirs after three years of punishing drought. FILE - A boat crosses Lake Oroville below trees scorched in the 2020 North Complex Fire on May 23, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Months of winter storms have replenished California's key reservoirs after three years of punishing drought.
FILE - Houseboats float on Lake Oroville on Oct. 25, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Months of winter storms have replenished California's key reservoirs after three years of punishing drought. FILE - A home scorched in the 2020 North Complex Fire rests above Lake Oroville on May 23, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Months of winter storms have replenished California's key reservoirs after three years of punishing drought.
All the rain and snow, while drought-busting, may bring new challenges. Some reservoirs are so full that water is being released to make room for storm runoff and snowmelt that could cause flooding this spring and summer, a new problem for weary water managers and emergency responders.
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