A California Department of Water Resources report estimates the reservoir is holding 689.14 feet of water out of a capacity of 900. Today it is at 34% of capacity! Forecasts are favorable for more rain in the area in the coming weeks.
Lake Oroville has risen more than 20 feet in the last week! Today it is at 34% of capacity! #WeStillNeedMoreSnowandRain #CADrought
Posted by California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
(Headline image: Aerial view of The Enterprise Bridge (Lumpkin Road) on the South Fork at Lake Oroville, California during drought. California Department of Water Resources)