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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Build the dams. Fill them, know what you're going to get?
Earthquakes!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Proper seismic design can handle quakes.
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monolith
climber
state of being
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Atmospheric river storms can actually reduce water availability.
http://climate.nasa.gov/news/2409/
Here's to hoping the storms over the next 10 days will bring much snow to the Sierras.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Hope the rain comes for March!
Oroville Dam is tallest in US but not the tallest in the world. It's not even the tallest earthen filled at this point.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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it may not be the tallest but it has the most bodies at the bottom,
I-70 bridge where the Russian Mafia does drop offs,
back waters of the Feather where the meth freaks kill themselves,
union strikers buried in the foundation, comprende me?
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Mammoth is saying they got over 3 feet last night.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Last year March 1, 2015
March 6, today
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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The rain last night put the kibosh on my a.m. mt. bike ride (sigh), but glad for the moisture. Clouds passing thru now, light breeze. Bluebird day.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Mammoth is saying they got over 3 feet last night.
Remember that fresh snow is about 90% air, so that is the equivalent of three inches of rain----which is a lot, but not as much as it sounds when expressed as snow.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Remember that fresh snow is about 90% air, so that is the equivalent of three inches of rain----which is a lot, but not as much as it sounds when expressed as snow.
but it is easier to ski on
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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and they just reported they officially broke the 300" mark for the season
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Lake Shasta rose 2.89 feet in the last 24 hours
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Here in South Orange county we had a minor drizzle overnight but a dumping is predicted tonight/tomorrow. We will see.
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Roger Brown
climber
Oceano, California
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A couple interesting numbers I took off of the state website.
Shasta is at 85% of the His. Avg. and 63% of Total Cap.
Folsom is at 112% of the His. Avg. and 64% of Total Cap.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Moose....The other half of your glass , like Ken M says , is air...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Rain, lightning and thunder in south orange county right now. Nice.
edit: Howzit in Big Bear and Idyllwild?
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dirtbag
climber
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Mar 10, 2016 - 08:06am PT
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Lol! All that water going to the ocean is wasted!
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John M
climber
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Mar 10, 2016 - 08:39am PT
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Folsom dam is a main flood control dam. Its storage is 1.1 million acre feet. The water shed it controls averages 2.7 million acre feet. In order to protect against spring runoff and possible large storms to come, they have to do these type releases.
Perhaps another dam could do some good??? Haven't studied it enough to know. This is all just information I gleaned in a few minutes this morning.
Or perhaps a way to divert this water to some other storage area.
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John M
climber
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Mar 10, 2016 - 08:51am PT
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LOL .. okay.. party pooped. I was mostly just curious as to the reasons for the release.
also curious about storing water underground as ken mentioned earlier. How that is accomplished.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 11, 2016 - 01:57pm PT
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We have been the recipient of 2.54" of rain this March, not including today, in Merced County.
We had .36" in February.
We had 5.19" in January.
2.54" + .36" + 5.19" = 8.09"
For the months of Jan, Feb, Mar (entire month) the totals in the past three years are as follows:
2015 - 1.19"
2014 - 3.86"
2013 = 1.65"
These are figures obtained from the UC Cooperatve Extension for Merced County.
This is shaping up to be another "Miracle March" similar to the events of the two previous droughts.
Keep your fingers crossed and the votive candles lit.
Tad, please don't check my math--I double-checked it today. Enjoy the fishing!
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