Lake Oroville in California Rises Nearly 20 Feet in 10 Days
In 2014, California suffered one of its worst droughts in a century, and lakes and reservoirs around the state were drying up. Thankfully, El Niño came along this winter, filling up some of those parched bodies of water at a rapid pace.
The Green Bridge passes over low water levels at a section of Lake Oroville near the Bidwell Marina on August 19, 2014 in Oroville, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
In 2014, California suffered one of its worst droughts in a century, and lakes and reservoirs around the state were drying up. Thankfully, El Niño came along this winter, filling up some of those parched bodies of water at a rapid pace.
According to hourly mappings by the state’s department of water resources (DWR), Lake Oroville has had its water levels rise by a stunning 17 feet in just 10 day, KRCR News reports.
“This is excellent, this is what we need,” Kevin Wright of the DWR told KRCR.
