California lake set to spill for first time in a dozen years ... That means Santa Margarita Lake has about 722.4 million too many gallons within its banks that are overflowing into the Salinas River.

Santa Margarita Lake was full and spilling at 103% capacity on March 7, 2023. ... In just four months, California’s epic winter has washed away the drought in San Luis Obispo County.

Santa Margarita Lake was full and spilling at 103% capacity on March 7, 2023. ... In just four months, California’s epic winter has washed away the drought in San Luis Obispo County.

Rangers at Santa Margarita Lake refused to discuss the incident there. The Tribune also reached out to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, but has yet to get a response.

A vegetation fire ignited in the hills east of Santa Margarita on Thursday afternoon. Cal Fire crews were responding to the location, which was between Highway 58 and Santa Margarita Lake, on Huer ...

A bat infected with rabies was found near Rancho Santa Margarita Lake in Orange County this month, health authorities said. The bat was discovered on April 17 and taken in for testing as part of ...

The lake level continued to rise at the rate of about one foot per hour on Tuesday, and by late morning was at 73.3% of capacity, and about 19 feet below spill level, according to the Santa ...

For context, one acre-foot of water is about 325,851 gallons. That means Santa Margarita Lake has about 722.4 million too many gallons within its banks that are overflowing into the Salinas River.