![]() Forecasts for significant flooding along the Merced River inside Yosemite National Park largely failed to manifest this weekend, and park officials reopened the area early.Īnd while some have already taken rafts to the state’s high, fast, rivers, officials have asked residents to continue to exercise caution, including leaving sandbags and other flood-fighting items in place in the Tulare Lake area. With more rain and snow on the horizon, there remains a degree of uncertainty about the precise timing and location of snowmelt and flooding this season. Inflows in the Tulare Lake area range from 269% to 443% of average through July, state data show.Ĭalifornia Steep, freezing and fast: California’s epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the agesĪs the record Sierra snowpack begins to melt, it’s sending immense volumes of water through some of the most storied whitewater rafting rivers in the world. ![]() However, state and federal officials are asking for continued vigilance as runoff forecasts remain high. The reservoirs are at 74%, 62%, 43% and 22% capacity, respectively. Army Corps of Engineers - which owns and operates the Tulare basin’s four major dams at Lake Success, Lake Isabella, Pine Flat and Lake Kaweah - is also releasing water to ensure there is room to absorb runoff from the snow. The joint state-federal Flood Operations Center has provided more than 1.4 million sandbags, 1 million square feet of plastic sheeting and 9,000 feet of “muscle wall” barriers across the state since January and is ready to deploy more resources as needed, officials said. Indeed, officials with the DWR and other agencies are continuing to prepare for runoff and flooding. Gavin Newsom pledged support Tuesday for Central Valley communities facing historic snowmelt and flooding. With temperatures rising in California, Gov. Climate & Environment A race against time in California town: Floodwaters rising, snow melting, worst still to come
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