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Storms make dent in drought

Posted by: Maven on January 28, 2010 at 7:53 am

From the Valley Voice Newspaper:

“Tulare County – A series of storms that deposited less water in the Valley than expected, did come through with plenty of snowfall, and while no one is saying the three-year dry spell is over, things are certainly looking up.

Rainfall for the week in Visalia amounted to less than 2.5 inches, but the series of six storms left more than five feet of new snow at Farewell Gap at the 9,500-foot elevation above Visalia and nearly four feet of snow at Quaking Aspen at 7,200 feet above Porterville.

When the storms began, there was less than three feet of snow on the ground at both locations, but according to state Department of Water Resources sensors on Tuesday, there were 7.5 feet at Farewell Gap and 6.5 feet at Quaking Aspen.
Vic Hernandez, river operations supervisor, Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, said this year is certainly looking better than the past few years, but it is still too early to tell if the dry-spell is at an end. … “

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January 28, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin River Restoration

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