California drought then and now.

Post by **Coach** » Mon May 30, 2016 8:14 pm

This was the lake in December

This is the lake on Memorial Day. It will completely fill up with the snow melt.

Deadwood Dutch · Post by **Deadwood Dutch** » Mon May 30, 2016 8:44 pm

This is good!

Post by **daytime dave** » Mon May 30, 2016 9:05 pm

Wow. I know you all need water out there, so great. Hey, where did that dam go?

Post by **RetiredSeabee** » Mon May 30, 2016 9:46 pm

That is impressive. We went through a few dry years here a while back. I remember seeing a man mowing the grass that grew up around his pontoon boat. That was still tied to the pier that was six feet above it.

Post by **Coach** » Mon May 30, 2016 9:47 pm

daytime dave wrote:Wow. I know you all need water out there, so great. Hey, where did that dam go?

There's a big earth dam behind the concrete one in front. If you look at the fence on the road in the first picture, you can see the top of it in the second one.

Post by **RanchRoper** » Mon May 30, 2016 9:48 pm

A welcome sight indeed!

Post by **ditchparrot** » Mon May 30, 2016 10:11 pm

I live just a few minutes from one of the marinas at Lake Oroville. The lake would've been at full pool a couple weeks ago if they hadn't started letting so much water out to prepare for snow melt.

And as hot as it's been this weekend, that snow will start melting in a hurry!

Post by **JEBar** » Mon May 30, 2016 10:16 pm

first two pictures show Medina Lake in Texas (north of San Antonio) in Feb of this year

second two pictures show Medina Lake when we were there in Jan 2013