Half Of California Freed From Drought Thanks To Rain, Snow

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6. Maybe the snow measurements indicate

There is enough water to fill the reservoirs come spring melt. Most reservoirs in Oregon are quite low this time of year so they can prevent lowland flooding if heavy rain and early snow melt fill the rivers. Some years they’re overly cautious and the reservoirs never reach full pool. They have lots of data on current conditions and have historical records but predicting this year’s spring rainfall is a crap shoot.