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Nine 'atmospheric rivers' have battered California in the last week, with a possible 10th forming offshore. Those in areas downstream from reservoirs should stay aware of announced spillway releases

Northern California reservoirs: Shasta : 51% of capacity, 82% of historical average Trinity : 29% of capacity, 49% of historical average Sonoma : 59% of capacity, 101% of historical average Oroville : 56% of capacity, 101% of historical average New Bullards Bar : 79% of capacity, 124% of historical average Folsom : 51% of capacity, 119% of historical average

Santa Clara County, Spillways have been opened at: Coyote Reservoir : 111 percent full Uvas Reservoir : 105 percent full Almaden Reservoir : 104 percent full Lexington Reservoir : 103 percent full Chesbro Reservoir : 94 percent full, its spillway was activated on Monday

Central California: Camanche — 73% of capacity, 122% of historical average New Melones — 36% of capacity, 64% of historical average Don Pedro — 72% of capacity, 103% of historical average McClure — 50% of capacity, 110% of historical average Pine Flat — 44% of capacity, 119% of historical average Millerton — 82% of capacity, 148% of historical average San Luis — 43% of capacity, 63% of historical average

Southern California reservoirs: Cachuma — 84% of capacity, 130% of historical average Casitas — 37% of capacity, 51% of historical average Castaic — 54% of capacity, 70% of historical average Diamond Valley — 61% of capacity, 84% of historical average

1 posted on 01/16/2023 11:08:14 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

This wil help generate revenue to pay for reparations.


2 posted on 01/16/2023 11:36:59 PM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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To: blueplum

The hope from here is that we have a typical Feb/Mar/Apr. Our snow pack is already well above what we typically have April 1st, so a good spring/summer runoff is assured. All we need is a couple more wet years. A handful of desalination plants and new reservoirs would make drought years far less consequential. Unfortunately the greens block them.


3 posted on 01/16/2023 11:37:00 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: blueplum

I’ve seen these years before. February can be super wet as well.


5 posted on 01/17/2023 12:55:53 AM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: blueplum

They’ll be empty within the year. The drought is political


6 posted on 01/17/2023 2:02:41 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: blueplum

rule 190

hear everything
believe nothing


7 posted on 01/17/2023 2:05:28 AM PST by RockyTx
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To: blueplum

The rainy season? Someone should’ve said something about it a long time ago.


8 posted on 01/17/2023 2:44:59 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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California reservoirs rise after weeks of storms drench the state
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Boy Howdy. A “No $hit Sherlock headline, if I have ever seen one.


9 posted on 01/17/2023 3:15:40 AM PST by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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Does it really matter if Newsome is just going to open the floodgates to let it run off into the sea anyway?


10 posted on 01/17/2023 3:23:16 AM PST by Reagan80
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To: blueplum
Most of the dams in Silico Valley are accidents waiting to happen. Anderson and Lexington are problematic in that large areas of homes and businesses well be inundated if they fail.
11 posted on 01/17/2023 3:25:22 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Don't rush to your death.)
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To: blueplum

I’ll miss the bodies they’ve been finding in lake Mead..


14 posted on 01/17/2023 4:02:17 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: blueplum

Person with no life: See? The global warming theory said this would happen.

Sane person: The global warming theory said that EVERYTHING will happen. How can they miss?


19 posted on 01/17/2023 6:05:47 AM PST by nagant
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To: blueplum; SunkenCiv; Red Badger; BenLurkin; Kaslin; Liz

Just rhink. If California had not already spent other billions in destroying smaller dams, there would be even more water retained now. That could be released to “preserve” even more invading fish species.


20 posted on 01/17/2023 6:10:37 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: blueplum

It’s killing their fake climate crisis


21 posted on 01/17/2023 6:24:32 AM PST by butlerweave
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Rain tomorrow. Wet pattern perhaps redeveloping in about 10 days. Those Santa Clara County reservoirs are all relatively small; that’s why they’re full. There could be significant urban flooding if the rain cranks up again.


25 posted on 01/17/2023 6:56:18 AM PST by j.havenfarm (22 years on Free Republic, 12/10/22! more then 6500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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This year was predicted to be a “La Niña” year - a dry year. Once again, the “climate specialists” fail to predict the IMMEDIATE future.

But they know everything about the distant future and are willing to destroy our civilization based on their “hunch”.


27 posted on 01/17/2023 7:40:44 AM PST by LizzieD
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Problems solved means politics thwarted. There are only two objectives for politicians once elected.

1) Get re-elected
2) Keep problems alive do that one can use them to insure #1


29 posted on 01/17/2023 9:11:38 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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