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Aquafornia Exclusive: Slideshow of Lake Oroville at about half full

Posted by: Maven on May 1, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Check this out!

Lake Oroville is the State Water Project’s largest reservoir. It can store 3.5 million acre-feet when full, which is enough to supply about 40% of California’s urban water needs for a year. However, two dry years have drawn down the reservoir to now under half-full 58% full, and Lake Oroville now has a ‘bathtub ring’ to rival that of Lake Mead’s.

Special thanks to Dale over at Department of Water Resources for sending me these pictures of Lake Oroville. I asked for one picture, he sent me 8! So, I put them in a slideshow.

Check out the Lake Oroville slideshow by clicking here. You might also be interested in Aquafornia’s exclusive slideshow of the State Water Project & California Aqueduct: click here.

EDIT: Sorry folks. Last I had heard, Lake Oroville was 49% full (Chico Enterprise Record, 4/16/08, click here) but today’s reports are saying 58% full. Either way, the situation does not look good.

May 1, 2008 · Filed Under Aquafornia News & Exclusives, State Water Project (DWR)

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  1. Froukje Brouwer on January 29th, 2010 8:50 am

    Lake Oroville: 33% of its capacity, which is 49% of the average, as of January 27 2010.

    See http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reports/DROUGHTSUM

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