California's Second-Largest Reservoir Fills Up Again—'Great News'

Lake Oroville is full for the second time in two years, following a winter of rain and snow that replenished its water supply.

California's Lake Oroville is officially at full capacity, following another winter with lots of precipitation.Lake Oroville, formed by the Oroville Dam in Butte County, northern California, is the state's second-largest reservoir. Like most of California's reservoirs, the lake saw extremely dry periods in recent years due to the megadrought that gripped the region. However, its water levels now stand at about 900 feet tall, its full capacity, for the second year in a row.

In 2023, Lake Oroville reached capacity after a record amount of snowpack accumulated in the Sierra Nevada. And this past winter, a slew of atmospheric rivers descended on the state, which also contributed to healthy levels of snowpack.Last year, the precipitation was so plentiful that California's drought ended.In April, experts confirmed that the snowpack levels had made a comeback and were now above average.

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