Once a stark example of the drastic effects of California's yearslong megadrought, Lake Oroville has rebounded and is once again filled to capacity, data from the state's Department of Water Resources shows.
after a barrage of storms. It's a much-needed improvement after they had been hovering at critically low levels for the past several years, officials said.
Between Sacramento and Redding, Lake Oroville plunged to just 24% of total capacity in 2021. The water level was so low that in August 2021 a major hydroelectric power plant was forced to shut down for the first time since it opened in 1967. The precipitation was enough to resume power generation at the plant in January 2022, after it had been offline for roughly five months.
"At Oroville's full capacity, there will be the potential for some waves to splash over the crest of the emergency spillway if we experience any particularly windy days," said the water resources agency, a nearly unimaginable scenario just months ago.
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