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Hydrology/SWP Operations Update John Leahigh Principal Engineer State Water Project Water Operations California Department of Water Resources March 15, 2017
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Hydrology/SWP Operations Update
John Leahigh
Principal Engineer State Water Project Water Operations
California Department of Water Resources
March 15, 2017
How wet has it been?
• Sacramento Valley 8 Station – Jan and Feb total precipitation was 46 inches – Previous record was 40 inches
• Inflow into Lake Oroville – February was 540% of average – Jan/Feb inflow was 4.4 MAF (= average annual)
• Previous high was 3.48 MAF in 1909 • Recent highs: 3.19 MAF in 1986; 3.07 MAF in 1997
– Released the entire volume of the Lake (3.5 MAF) in 6 week period beginning in mid-Jan
