The recent rain and snow are much needed for Central California’s water supply. The latest set of storms is already sparking talk of a “Miracle March.” “January was a really dry month. It was really a bust for the amount of water we got, very little snowpack,” said Steven Haugen, watermaster for the Kings River Water Association. Haugen is paying close attention to Central California’s snowpack, which he called our biggest reservoir, holding more than a million acre-feet of water. Our actual reservoirs are almost all at or above historical averages, except nearby Millerton and to the south, Castaic. Both are just below their average levels for this time of year.

Other snowpack and water supply news:

• The Bakersfield Californian: Snowpack jumps to near average, but fire danger remains​
• Enterprise-Record (Chico, Calif.): 20K cfs coming into Lake Oroville prompts DWR to release more water from Oroville Dam