Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Below are facts on water for those interested in today’s vote by the State Water Resources Control Board on the continuation of the most restrictive water conservation in the nation.
Capacity of California’s Large Reservoirs
| Reservoir | Capacity (acre feet) | Percentage of Capacity |
| Shasta | 4,552,000 | 85 |
| Oroville | 3,537,577 | 84 |
| Trinity Lake | 2,447,650 | 63 |
| New Melones | 2,400,000 | 46 |
| San Luis | 2,041,000 | 88 |
| Don Pedro | 2,030,000 | 89 |
| McClure (Exchequer) | 1,024,600 | 76 |
| Pine Flat | 1,000,000 | 67 |
| Folsom | 977,000 | 57 |
| Bullards Bar | 966,000 | 86 |
To review a more extensive list of the state’s reservoirs, please click.
California’s snowpack is at 182 percent of normal.
Fifty (50) of the state’s 58 counties are experiencing flooding per Governor Brown’s Emergency proclamation.
With so much rain and snow, should Californians continued to be mandated to live with draconian emergency water regulations?
