SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A series of February storms dropped enough rain to fill some of California's reservoirs to the brim.
Following Tuesday's atmospheric river, Englebright Reservoir hit 107 percent capacity and Whiskeytown Reservoir reached 100 percent capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources' Daily Reservoir Storage Summary.
Reservoirs that are nearly full include Berryessa at 98 percent capacity, Lewiston at 97 percent, Cherry Valley at 91 percent, Antelope at 90 percent, and Independence Lake at 80 percent.
Within the past five days, Bay Area rain totals added up to 17 inches on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, 10 inches in Bodega Bay, 9.5 inches in Napa Valley, and nine inches in San Carlos, the National Weather Service said.
November and December rainstorms also boosted reservoirs.
Between Nov. 19 and Dec. 31 of 2024, Lake Oroville’s water elevation rose 64 feet. Lake Oroville, the largest storage facility in the State Water Project, is currently at 82 percent capacity. Shasta Lake has reached 86 percent.
State water officials recently released water from Lake Oroville for flood control protection. "With high runoff inflows continuing into Lake Oroville, DWR increased water releases to the Feather River. DWR currently plans to maintain flood releases this week at 35,000 cfs with releases. This is the third year in a row that Oroville Dam’s main spillway has been used for flood control releases. The spillway was rebuilt to the highest engineering and design standards and continues to perform well and operate as intended," state officials wrote.
More rain on the way
Another atmospheric river will arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday. Forecasters said this system will not be as powerful as Tuesday's thunderstorms.
The NWS wrote, "Another round of rain and wind moves through Thursday, though the impacts will be much less than Tuesday. Dry, cold weather sets in this weekend with many inland areas dropping into the mid 30s through the first half of next week."
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