Lake Shasta water levels are still higher than usual for this time of year, even after U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials released 10 times the amount of water flowing through Shasta and Keswick dams during the second week of February. At just under 1,037 feet, Shasta Dam was lapping almost 30 feet from the top of the reservoir (1,067 feet) on Thursday, according to the California Department of Water Resources. But the amount of water in the state’s largest reservoir is much closer to its historical average for this time of year than it was a week ago, days after record breaking rainfall drenched the greater Redding area and the North State. 

Other storm impact news and analysis:

• San Francisco Chronicle: The Bay Area doesn’t get rain equally. Here’s why a 20-mile difference means 30 more inches
• KRCR (Redding, Calif.): Sacramento River reopens for recreation as dam releases decrease, caution still advised
• San Francisco Chronicle: ‘We have to act fast’: Inside Tahoe avalanche crew’s battle to keep Highway 50 safe for travel
• NBC4 (Los Angeles): Sierra Madre digs out after storm sends stream of muddy water into neighborhoods
• Cal Coast News (San Luis Obispo, Calif.): San Luis Obispo County rain, reservoir levels after latest storm
• Action News Now (Chico, Calif.): American Red Cross providing assistance to victims of flooding in northern California
• The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.): Sonoma County launches survey for residents’ feedback following atmospheric river
• Times of San Diego: UCSD study shows atmospheric rivers will become new normal