Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations

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by Robin Meadows In 1990, Gary Estes moved to Auburn, a town of nearly 14,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills...

DWR NEWS: First-of-its-kind watershed study highlights how innovative tools help build climate resilience in the San Joaquin Valley

American Geophysical Union

April 19, 2024 230

By DWR News California’s changing climate brings new challenges each year for water managers as they navigate extreme shifts from...

EOS: Weather and watershed forecasting make for dam smart water use

December 13, 2023 67

By Nicole Choi, AGU In December 2012, heavy downpours from an atmospheric river—a long atmospheric pathway that transports large amounts...

PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam

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Reports

December 5, 2023 192

Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...

FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: how to benefit people and wildlife

October 9, 2023 442

By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...

THE CONVERSATION: How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world

The Conversation

July 25, 2023 237

By Riley Post, University of Iowa, The Conversation The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across...

DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply

May 26, 2023 8

By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...

High-flow releases from Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino on January 16, 2023.

DWR NEWS: California’s Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Are Key to Managing Floods and Water Supplies

January 16, 2023 19

By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, it is critical for the State...

ESTUARY NEWS: Atmospheric Rivers Intensifying as World Warms: How the West Will Know What’s Coming

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

April 14, 2022 254

Article written by Robin Meadows, Estuary News In just a few years, tracking the West Coast’s atmospheric rivers by airplane...

DWR: 25 Years After Deadly 1997 New Year’s Floods, Here’s How California is More Prepared

Agency News

January 7, 2022

By the Department of Water Resources: California is no stranger to devastating floods. With the most variable weather conditions in...

FEATURE: How the West Can Survive Smaller Snowpacks and Bigger Atmospheric Rivers

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December 15, 2021 801

by Robin Meadows Mountains are the foundation of water in the western United States, natural infrastructure that captures snowfall during...

ARMY CORPS: New trial for using advanced weather forecasts at Prado Dam to retain more water proves successful

Press Release/Notice

August 25, 2021

From the Army Corps of Engineers: As drought persists in the state of California, the need to increase water supply...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The Yuba-Feather Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Program

Maven

July 14, 2021 253

Reservoirs are often constructed and operated for multiple purposes, such as water supply, flood control, hydropower, recreation, and environmental enhancement....

FEATURE: Predicting and planning for extreme precipitation from atmospheric rivers

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