Cachuma Lake, located near Santa Ynez, California, pictured above on January 20, 2023. Despite an onslaught of rain, Tropical Storm Hilary appeared to not have impacted the lake's water levels ...

California groundwater levels have risen in many areas this year, but after years of over-pumping, aquifer levels largely remain lower than two decades ago. California's epic wet year helped boost ...

Newsweek reached out to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by email for comment.. Why It Matters. Reservoir levels directly impact how much water is available for urban and ...

A kayaker fishes in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low because of continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2021. Ethan Swope / AP file Jan. 12, 2023, 10:53 AM EST ...

More photos of California's reservoirs show how this year's historic rainfall totals have replenished water levels in some drought-stricken areas.

According to a study, various parts of the state have levels of arsenic in drinking water at higher than 5 micrograms per ...

As of this week, levels stood at 115% of the historical average for the date – a notable jump from just 61% in February 2021 and 77% in 2022.. Water crisis in West: Massive reservoir Lake Powell ...

The water levels in California's underground aquifers bounced back during a wet winter in 2023, marking the first time since 2019 that the state's groundwater resources have increased overall.

Until 2021, water levels for the lake north of Sacramento had peaked at 2.5 million acre-feet or more each year since 2015 — about 600,000 acre-feet above this year’s high.

A Feb. 4, 2021, drone view shows Bidwell Canyon Marina at Lake Oroville with the water level recorded at 700.99 feet, with a reservoir storage of 1,262,203 acre-feet.