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[camay2327]

Well the city, the city council, is pulling the wool over our eyes. I don't think we have

ever gotten the real story on this.  I really think that there is a lot that we do not know

and the city is not telling us.

[ducky]

The lake level was up to 388.01 feet and 304.987 acre feet as of yesterday.  On 2/1 it was 357.36 feet and 163,668 acre feet.

Let's hope they keep the outflow low so we can catch up.

[ducky]

The lake level is up to 394.29 feet and holding 342,673 acre feet, and it's raining pretty good as I type this so things are going in the right direction even if we have a ways to catch up.

[chris v]

Long long way to go. Still only at 35% capacity.

[ducky]

Long long way to go. Still only at 35% capacity.

You are absolutely right.  I'd love to see some more colder storms drop snow in the mountains.  That would really help.  

[nomad]

Long long way to go. Still only at 35% capacity.

 

Buzzkill.

[chris v]

 
Buzzkill.

Hahaha.

I'm curious as to how much rain we got last night with that thunderstorm. My pool is almost overflowing this morning. It was a massive amount of water coming down.

[FolsomEJ]

Yeah, this isn't about a few storms, but we also have a lot further to go into the season too.

 

Here's a perspective on how we've caught up:

• A month ago we were about 350K Acre Feet below average.  Today we are 200K below.  Said differently, we made up 43% of our shortfall so far.
• We are also now well above the so-called dry years.
• We could actually go above total capacity if we were to have the kind of March and April rains we had just two years ago.

http://cdec.water.ca...ction?resid=FOL

[Rich_T]

Long long way to go. Still only at 35% capacity.

 

What is the correct percentage level of capacity?

[Steve Heard]

 

What is the correct percentage level of capacity?

 

According to the chart, capacity is about 955,000 acre feet, and average for this time of year is about 557,000.

[Rich_T]

 

According to the chart, capacity is about 955,000 acre feet, and average for this time of year is about 557,000.

 

 

Thanks.  "Average" takes into account highs and lows over time, and we should not expect it to be the same every year.  Yes, we're lower this year, but does it really mean that much, as long as we don't run out of water?  Sure, it's better to have more in reserve.

[New Girl]

But there is less than average snow pack meaning less than average flowing into the lake in months to come. 

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

Regardless of how much we bounce back, I'd like to see people take water conservation seriously whether we're in drought years or not. There is no reason to be wasteful.

[cw68]

Yeah, this isn't about a few storms, but we also have a lot further to go into the season too.

 

Here's a perspective on how we've caught up:

• A month ago we were about 350K Acre Feet below average.  Today we are 200K below.  Said differently, we made up 43% of our shortfall so far.
• We are also now well above the so-called dry years.
• We could actually go above total capacity if we were to have the kind of March and April rains we had just two years ago.

http://cdec.water.ca...ction?resid=FOL

 

Not quite accurate.

 

2 - "Well above" the dry years? Nope, not even close, see the graph using this link: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/resapp/getResGraph.action?id=1560058648&orig=no 

 . We've just finally surpassed the driest year ever.

3 - Only possible if the outflow continued to be drastically reduced, which they likely wouldn't be, so that's a crap shoot.

 

Things are much better, definitely. But that's like saying that instead of being millions in debt, we're only a few hundred thousands. Still gotta keep conserving.

[4thgenFolsomite]

I know last night they started releasing a "pulse" release of water down the American River to try to help the salmon eggs move out of trapped pools and downstream so they can survive.  glad for that at least!