Folsom Lake Rises 20 Feet In 4 Days

Folsom Lake continues to rise as creeks and rivers flowing into the reservoir surge with runoff after days of rainfall.

Since the start of the storm Friday, the lake has risen 20 feet, according to data from the California Department of Water Resources.The lake saw its greatest gains about 4 p.m. Sunday when flows into the lake peaked at 30,000 cubic-feet-per-second. Since then, flows have been decreasing.On Sunday alone, the lake rose 10 feet.

Over the four-day period, the lake added roughly 84,000 acre-feet of water, nearly a quarter of the lake’s current content.

This weekend’s storm brought much-needed rain to the drought-stricken area, but experts say it will take much more before the region can close the deficit left by months of abnormally dry weather.

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