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Flooding causes California’s ‘ghost lake’ to grow almost as big as Lake Tahoe
1 year, 7 months ago

Flooding causes California’s ‘ghost lake’ to grow almost as big as Lake Tahoe

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Runoff from snow dumped by the onslaught of atmospheric rivers could expand the lake to as much as 260 …

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Risk of ‘catastrophic flooding’ has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say
1 year, 7 months ago

Risk of ‘catastrophic flooding’ has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say

LA Times  

The risk of catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin has diminished as cool temperatures have predominated this spring, flattening the melt curve of the Sierra’s epic snowpack, state officials said Monday. Indeed, Mehdi Mizani, the Department of Water Resources’ lead engineer on the Tulare Lake Basin, said the latest models suggest water levels will top out at around 181.1 …

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California triggers rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct
1 year, 7 months ago

California triggers rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct

LA Times  

The Kern River is swollen with so much runoff from the epic Sierra Nevada snowpack that officials have opened a rarely used relief valve, diverting floodwaters into the California Aqueduct to be used as drinking water in Southern California. Over two months, state officials said, about 75,000 acre-feet of Kern River water will pass into the aqueduct, enough to supply …

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Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters
1 year, 8 months ago

Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters

LA Times  

Here at the western edge of the Tulare Lake Basin dwells a smelly industrial site the size of 150 football fields. “When the southwest corner of Tulare Lake floods, thousands of tons of L.A. County sewage sludge, containing toxic heavy metals, will become part of the mix in the newly formed lake,” said Tom Frantz, a retired schoolteacher and environmental …

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Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley
1 year, 9 months ago

Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley

LA Times  

A weary, storm-soaked California is bracing for another bout of heavy rain and snow, power outages and potential flooding this week as a cold weather system takes aim at the state. “The heaviest rain is definitely going to be in Southern California, and L.A. and San Diego will both probably see more rain out of this storm than a lot …

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