Most of California’s large reservoirs are operated for flood control ... The list of benefits for fishing, conservation, Delta farmers, water quality and healthy shorelines is lengthy.

California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, reached capacity this week, marking the third straight year it has filled or nearly filled with water. The run of big water years at the reservoir reflects ...

San Luis Reservoir has gone from 34% full on ... Souza is a member of The California Department Of Fish And Game who are conducting smelt research in the Delta. (SHERRY LAVARS/ Contra Costa ...

“The reservoirs are completely full — the state reservoirs here in Southern California ... policy because of his desire to save the smelt fish, something Newsom and local officials have ...

which explicitly prohibits constructing reservoirs on the McCloud’s final miles before entering Lake Shasta. State officials have publicly opposed the project in the past. In 2013, the California ...

which can harm fish populations, contaminate drinking water supplies and increase maintenance costs. The report comes as California plans to invest in three new reservoirs, the largest of which ...

Divers in Placer County recovered the body of a man who disappeared underwater in a reservoir, the sheriff’s office said ...

It is the largest man-made reservoir in California, with 365 miles of shoreline. The lake offers multiple recreation options, including renting houseboats, jet skis, inner tubes, and fishing boats.

Whipple dismissed claims that the dam benefits fish, calling reservoirs “deoxygenating ... the Lost Coast project manager for California Trout, restoring the Eel River to its natural flow ...

“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt ... Others have suggested that Newsom also didn’t refill California’s reservoirs or that he returned its water to the ...