The ongoing atmospheric river has caused extremely heavy rainfall and high winds in the state in recent days.
California has suffered from severe droughts in recent years, making this kind of rainfall rare.
“What happens to the reservoirs will depend, not only on these present storms, but what happens over the rest of February, March, and April,” Becky Bolinger, an assistant state climatologist at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University told Newsweek.
"It is when all that accumulated snow begins to melt, that we will have a good idea of how those reservoir levels will respond.
The lake has been drying up due to severe drought in the region which has plagued water resources for years.
Neighbouring Lake Powell, which is the second largest manmade reservoir on the Colorado River, has also seen lower levels than usual.
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The ongoing atmospheric river has caused extremely heavy rainfall and high winds in the state in recent days.
California has suffered from severe droughts in recent years, making this kind of rainfall rare.
“What happens to the reservoirs will depend, not only on these present storms, but what happens over the rest of February, March, and April,” Becky Bolinger, an assistant state climatologist at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University told Newsweek.
"It is when all that accumulated snow begins to melt, that we will have a good idea of how those reservoir levels will respond.
The lake has been drying up due to severe drought in the region which has plagued water resources for years.
Neighbouring Lake Powell, which is the second largest manmade reservoir on the Colorado River, has also seen lower levels than usual.
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