California: Driest Calendar Year On Record!

[897tgigvib]

The photo in this article is the next reservoir down in the complex water system of which the lake I live at is the furthest upstream reservoir. Lake Pillsbury is equally low.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140102/articles/140109932

 

[NwMtGardener]

Yikes Marshall, the pictures really drive home how dry it's been in your neck of the woods. :/

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Wow, there aren't much left of those lakes! :/

Hopefully you Californians will get some heavy rain before the lakes completely disappear! Lakes need fish, and fish need water!

 

[897tgigvib]

<<< Is organizing never mind a rain dance, a FLOOD DANCE.

 

[digitS']

I'm sorry that the chance of immediate rain seems to have evaporated, Marshall.

I also read the article from about a month ago (there in the side-bar). It is good that they are trying to stay ahead on this. Nothing was said about agriculture, tho'!

Here, 2013 was down about 30% for precipitation but that deficit was nearly your total!! Another thing we've had going is snowstorms moving into the mountains from Canada. Dry at low elevations, near normal higher.

California water recreation may take a hit.

Steve

 

[897tgigvib]

California water recreation may take a hit.

Steve

Will, not may. Our docks are sitting on dry dirt. I'll try to get a photo of it posted.

 

[grow_my_own]

I saw where the waterline at Lake Don Pedro is so low that an old gold mine has been discovered/revealed. Here's a link to the news story and pictures.

http://www.news10.net/story/news/lo...evealed-by-dropping-don-pedro-waters/4953535/

 

[so lucky]

Wow! that is very cool. Too bad it has to be due to the decline of the water supply. Like the guy said, it has to rain sometime!
Mary, that's pretty close to you. Why don't you go and take pictures for us?

 

[digitS']

Yep, saw it all - diggings played out.

Nuthin left but siftin thru the tailings along the Rogue. Might as well pull up stakes and head back to the farm. Family's gotta eat!

digitS'
my "predictive" text shor don't like me ritin like this!

 

[897tgigvib]

It rained yesterday. Actually made puddles.

It'll need to rain like that for 40 days and 40 nights straight before these lakes will fill up.

I estimate the old town of Hullville will begin to appear soon.