New water year kicks off with surplus: California has greater reservoir storage than last year - News Summed Up

New water year kicks off with surplus: California has greater reservoir storage than last year


Statewide reservoir water storage is 128% of average, which amounts to about 29.7 million acre-feet of water for California, the Department of Water Resources announced Tuesday. One of the largest reservoir increases is at Lake Oroville, which is at 102% of average, compared with 62% of average this time last year. In addition, Shasta Lake is at 126% of average compared with 88% of average in 2018. The San Luis Reservoir is currently at 132% of average compared with 117% last year. In Southern California, Castaic Lake is at 112% of average compared with 108% last year.


Source: Los Angeles Times October 02, 2019 20:26 UTC



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