Steady storms continued to benefit California in March, with reservoirs across the state gaining 200,000 acre-feet of water from the beginning of the month to Tuesday — that’s enough  to fill 100,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Across California, reservoir storage is well above average for this time of year, according to the Department of Water Resources. Statewide storage was 115% of normal, as of Tuesday. … California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, was at 86% of its total capacity on Thursday, or 113% of normal for this time of year. … Lake Oroville, the state’s second-largest reservoir, received some 30 billion gallons of water, with water levels rising by more than 6 feet. … The statewide snowpack is 93% of normal for this time of year, as of Monday.

Other water supply and snowpack news around the West:

• The Denver Post (Colo.): Despite near-normal snowpack, key Colorado River reservoir is expected to see lower spring flows
• The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah): Lake Powell’s outlook hasn’t improved much despite March storms that boosted snowpack across the West. Here’s why.
• Nevada Appeal (Carson City, Nev.): Water outlook shows positive signs
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Lake Mead watch: Water managers eye snowpack as season reaches its peak
• Craig Press (Colo.): Will Colorado see drought conditions start to develop this spring?
• Bureau of Reclamations: News release: Reclamation plans earlier spring refill at Truckee area reservoirs for improved water operations