FRESNO, Calif. — Californians were preparing for another year of unrelenting drought in 2023. Instead, they got months of incessant rain and some of the heaviest snowfall they have ever seen.

Most lakes and reservoirs were above historical average markers, according to a map by the California Department of Water Resources. For example, Shasta Lake in northern California was 72 percent ...

Two maps of California. The first one ... California has built up its water infrastructure — reservoirs, wells and irrigation systems — in part to account for the imbalanced timing in ...

The latest maps and charts on the California drought, including water usage, conservation and reservoir levels. July 8, 2022 In research published in 2023, scientists found that mountain snow ...

The report noted a promising start to California's wet season with rain and mountain snow, but added that water reservoirs remain below average. "Water-year-to-date precipitation, valid since ...

But thanks to abundant precipitation up north, the state has ample water in reservoirs and a strong snowpack. The Trump administration has taken a keen interest in California’s water situation ...

The map, which was compiled by the California Department of Water Resources, showed that Tropical Storm Hilary didn't add much to the reservoirs' water levels. Southern California was hit with the ...

After years of drought, several reservoirs in California reached concerningly low water levels in the summer ... As of ...

Water releases at several major Northern California reservoirs have been increased ... MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our ...

Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing ... contributing to decreased water reservoir levels and damaged crops ...

California's current record-breaking heat wave in July has caused hundreds of millions of gallons of water in Lake Shasta and other major reservoirs in Northern California to disappear into thin air.