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the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the area boasts a large reservoir of college-educated people for companies to draw on
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The snowpack in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada, which feed vital reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, was strong in November but has since flatlined in some areas.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
An extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
California’s first snowpack measurement of 2025 on Thursday showed promising figures for the water year, complemented by high storage levels in some of the state’s most critical reservoirs.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, the state’s major reservoirs were 121% of their historical average capacity for early January.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
California’s reservoirs are also in better shape than normal after significant rain and snow last year and in 2023.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Thanks to a string of wet winters, the state’s reservoirs currently sit about 20% above their average levels, but that’s no guarantee of future consistency.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Historically, Northern California receives more rain than Southern California, which is why nearly all of the state’s largest reservoirs were built in the north, said Jay Lund, vice director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
The department will continue to make snowpack measurements throughout the winter, and stresses that the late-season measurements closer to April are the ones that truly determine how much water California will have to fill its reservoirs.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
An extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
California’s first snowpack measurement of 2025 on Thursday showed promising figures for the water year, complemented by high storage levels in some of the state’s most critical reservoirs.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, the state’s major reservoirs were 121% of their historical average capacity for early January.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
California’s reservoirs are also in better shape than normal after significant rain and snow last year and in 2023.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Thanks to a string of wet winters, the state’s reservoirs currently sit about 20% above their average levels, but that’s no guarantee of future consistency.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Historically, Northern California receives more rain than Southern California, which is why nearly all of the state’s largest reservoirs were built in the north, said Jay Lund, vice director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
The department will continue to make snowpack measurements throughout the winter, and stresses that the late-season measurements closer to April are the ones that truly determine how much water California will have to fill its reservoirs.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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