Friday, August 22, 2014

Drought in California


  • Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville in Oroville, California which is currently at 32 percent of its total 3,537,577 acre feet Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville in Oroville, California, US, which is currently at 32% of its total 3,537,577 acre-feet capacity
The Green Bridge over full water levels in Lake Oroville in July 2011 compared with the same almost dry section now.
The Green Bridge over full water levels in Lake Oroville in July 2011 compared with the almost dry basin now. Photograph from 2011: Paul Hames/California Department of Water Resources
Full water levels at the Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville in July 2011 compared with low levels now.
Full water levels at the Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville in July 2011 (above, top) while now the water has receded into a narrow channel, exposing barren clay mounds. Photograph from 2011: Paul Hames/California Department of Water Resources
Rings are visible on the banks of Lake Oroville showing how the water has receded.
Rings visible on the banks of Lake Oroville show how the water has receded 
 
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/aug/20/drought-in-california-in-pictures 
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