One of California's largest reservoirs is on track to reach capacity for the third year in a row, a first-ever milestone.

Lake Oroville hit capacity for the third year in a row this spring, marking a first-ever milestone for the lake.

In early 2023, back-to-back atmospheric rivers helped California recover from a years-long drought ... lakes reached or neared capacity in 2023 and 2024. As of Tuesday afternoon, the water level ...

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Some California residents are watching this precious H20 wash away and wondering, why can't we save the water for times when we desperately need it? The state grapples with drought, but it's not ...

California has been on an amazing roller coaster of drought and floods recently. The three years from 2020 to 2022 were the driest three-year period in the state’s recorded history, breaking the ...

The American West is facing its most severe drought ... power to water and irrigation districts as well as municipalities across Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico. The elevation level also ...

Most of the "extreme drought" conditions were also wiped off the map. No doubt, the heavy rain and snow have been beneficial, but state officials who manage ... to bump the water level up a ...

The very dry September combined with the typical seasonal decline in water levels are bringing Great Lakes' water levels down to lowest level in several years. In September the precipitation was ...

One of Southern California ... lakes is at its highest level in over a decade. It’s just the latest example of how the state’s wet winter is transforming its landscapes after years of dry ...

"It’s unfortunate that the largely natural occurrence of a drought has ... It supplies water and power to Arizona, California and Nevada. Lake Mead's level is 1,047 feet above sea level.