캘리포니아의 메마른 저수지가 엘니뇨 폭풍덕에 개선되고 있으나, 저수율은 여전히 평년 수준 이하를 유지하고 있다고 캘리포니아 수자원(California Department of Water Resources)은 최근 데이터를 통해 밝혔다.

14%의 저수율(13만5천561ft³ 수준)로 지난 11월 최저 수위를 기록한 폴섬호(Folsom Lake)는 최근 몇 달간 44피트까지 수위가 올라 현재는 저수율 35%를 기록했다. 오로빌호(Lake Oroville)는 단 6일만에 20피트 이상 수위가 증가해 용량의 35%까지 수위가 늘었다.

 

 

 

The state’s distressed reservoirs are seeing much-needed boosts thanks to El Nino storms, but storage remains well below normal levels, according to current data from the California Department of Water Resources.

 

Folsom Lake, which hit a new record low in December with just 135,561 acre-feet in storage or 14% of capacity, has risen by 44 feet in the past month and now sits at 35% of capacity. Similarly, in just six days Lake Oroville rose by more than 20 feet, increasing to 35% of capacity. According to DWR, Lake Oroville is expected to rise about another 25 feet in the next week. But despite this encouraging trend, much more rain will be needed to return the state’s reservoirs to normal levels.

 

DWR data for Jan. 20 show major reservoir levels are:

ㆍLake Shasta - 41% of capacity (62% of average)
ㆍLake Oroville - 35% of capacity (55% of average)
ㆍFolsom Lake - 35% of capacity (69% of average)
ㆍSan Luis - 30% of capacity (39% of average)
ㆍNew Melones - 15% of capacity (25% of average)

 

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 1월 21일]