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Johnny2X2X

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8. Doesn't bother me, just was asking, and you answered

Fri Mar 3, 2023, 11:53 AM

Mar 2023

And it is 48% of historical averages and rising, so with any luck it will be pretty full in June.

This drought has been bad for California, but this Winter is better than anyone could have dreamed for easing it. As posted by others, this won't end it, but it's alleviating it considerably. And these storms have been dumping an incredible amount of snow in the mountains, including all the way over in the Rockies. That snow will melt through Spring and Summer to slowly replenish bigger reservoirs like Powell and Mead.

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Half Of California Freed From Drought Thanks To Rain, Snow [View all] babylonsister Mar 2023 OP

I'm certainly no expert on weather and climate.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2023 #1

Yup, we haven't even refilled the reservoirs, let alone the aquifers or vanquished the bark beetle. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #3

Not eliminated, but definitely alleviated Sympthsical Mar 2023 #4

Lake Trinity, one of the CA's biggest reservoirs, is still only 33% full. :( SunSeeker Mar 2023 #2

Why pick only 1? Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #5

Because Lake Trinity is where my family goes camping every year in June. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #7

Doesn't bother me, just was asking, and you answered Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #8

Maybe the snow measurements indicate central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #6

Yes, that's my only hope, the spring melt of the big snow pack we have. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #9