If you wanted to measure California's change of water fortunes, the boat ramp at Lake Sonoma would be one place to do it.
The lake is the scene of an incredible four-month turnaround, for the very water system where the drought officially started.
And things only got worse from there as storage dwindled and restrictions mounted. Lake Sonoma would hit an all-time low in November of 2022 with concern mounting over what another dry year might mean. And then it started raining.In March, the Army Corps of Engineers started spilling water. to make room for subsequent storms, and some drought lessons are already paying off. 10 years of research and planning has produced new control guidelines for many California reservoirs.
Lake Mendocino is also back to full water supply pool, a huge relief for this region, and something a lot of people have to see for themselves. .