Brian Lada
Thu, October 12, 2023 at 8:27 AM PDT
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Water rushes out of the Oroville Spillway at Lake Oroville on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Butte County, Calif. The California Department of Water Resources was releasing water to create room at the reservoir for anticipated snowpack melt. At the time of this photo, the reservoir stood at 82 percent of capacity and 118 percent of its historical average.
While the reservoirs were quick to fill, it is taking much longer to replenish wells used by farmers in the Central Valley and Southern California.
“Ground water recharging is slower than reservoirs,” Clark said. “Last winter really helped, but it takes more than one wet winter to make a huge dent.”
El Niño will be in the driver’s seat this winter, dictating the weather patterns across North America. El Niño occurs every few years when the water temperature near the equator of the eastern Pacific Ocean is above the historical average for an extended period of time. This change in the ocean shifts the jet stream and ultimately the storm track across North America.
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