Lopez Lake reaches 100% capacity, spills for the first time in 25 years

[@ro4eva]

WOOHOO! More precious than gold, baby! Thank you, Mother Nature.

[@CH-so8tn]

More like "thank you" geoengineering. Nothing natural about the weather these days.

[@isocarboxazid]

@@CH-so8tn Clowns in the comment section. Grab the tinfoil!

[@brianmacdougall5261]

This thrills me. I used to windsurf on Lopez in the late 70s, and in those days you could practically roll out of your sleeping bag and be lakeside. Think maybe a surfin' safari down south is in order.

[@swaggytoast5242]

don't care

[@Jacksonflax]

@@swaggytoast5242 who asked?

[@swaggytoast5242]

@@Jacksonflax did I hurt your boyfriend's feelings? hahahahaha

[@cheeseburger6001]

@@swaggytoast5242 lol actual tool

[@swaggytoast5242]

@@cheeseburger6001 don't care

[@WyeExplorer]

Fantastic - happy for you guys over there. The reservoirs over here in Mid Wales (Elan Valley UK) have been super low but are flowing to. Love to see it no matter where we are in the world. For sure water is life. Mark

[@dreddykrugernew]

Here in the East Riding of Yorkshire the grass was dying on the park outside where i live in February its been that dry, the rain usually comes from the west so the west of the country gets all the rain first but here in East Yorkshire because of the Pennines the water gets dumped loads up there first and it can lead to lots less water falling for us. Im proper worried about this year we need hosepipe bans in place now and they are just dithering...

[@WyeExplorer]

@@dreddykrugernew We've had a fair bit of rain this month down here on the Welsh border near Hereford. The same the Black Mountains shelter us from the Westerly - hope you get the rain.

[@straightouttacornwall]

@@WyeExplorer Hey!

[@WyeExplorer]

@@straightouttacornwall Bro? Peace!

[@ronduff4325]

The hills sure look nice and green , beautiful country .❤

[@id10t98]

Wow. 25 years!!!

[@chasetonga]

I’m glad they finally got rain. We didn’t need mass migration to the Great Lakes.

[@poison0823]

Why no one wants to live in the Great lakes except inbred hicks in a double wide

[@Nick_J_]

You’re gonna get it eventually (and also, you do need it) Arizona’s still boned last time I was checking

[@wm3293]

It's cool I guess to see thos I live by Niagara Falls we definitely don't have this issue

[@weelass3188]

Water IS life. I know that the weather has a big role in reservoirs staying filled, however, better water management is key. Let's hope that with the lack of water for so long, people will appreciate it a lot more and conserve it in many diverse ways.

[@LordNecron]

Naah, must fill rich fck pools and keep golf courses green.

[@HSfox]

Wish this were to stay, I've never seen CA so green and beautiful! I went to LA, Anaheim and SD area and it was lovely! Can't wait to visit some more this year from AZ :D

[@King_of_Table]

Artificial rain… it’s natural but we are setting up all kinds of devices to trigger rain Mexico 🇲🇽 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and UAE 🇦🇪 have also been practicing it.

[@danrodrigues3531]

That was a gnarly difference between what December looked like to now...

[@physicals]

I hope the colorado river gets a lot of rain too, it needs it.

[@MeoMiyo]

We are experiencing serious flooding here in N AZ as well. Getting snow again this morning 3/24/23. All reservoirs are full except for lake Powell and Mead still empty.

[@jaylewis5035]

PLEASE, AZ and CA, gather your excess water, load onto tanker trucks and take to Mead.

[@j.d.waterhouse4197]

Was really hoping this wet winter would fill Powell, but nope. I've heard varied explanations why this didn't happen

[@65stang98]

@@jaylewis5035 honestly they need to lmao

[@hobamasucs]

EMPTY as........... Planned For !

[@MeoMiyo]

@@hobamasucs I agree 100 %

[@garywheeler7039]

I remember sliding down that spillway when I was a student at Cal Poly nearby. There was a small lake at the bottom. And as a somewhat skinny kid I could lean back and with my legs lifted somewhat, skip somewhat as I hit the bottom. It was treacherous climbing up the slippery surface and there was not a lot of water coming over (circa 1974), Partly dry. I saw one guy slip and hit his head on the concrete, crazy jock type. He fell away endangering others below on the south east end of the spillway climbing up. Used to try to grab the chainlink fence or cracks or an old rope. There were several dozen college age kids there on a sunny weekend day. Strictly unsupervised, under the radar.

[@HappyComfort]

Great job, reporting everyone! 🥳🥳🥳👍😊🌷

[@vihtoripuurola3775]

Just came back from CA and Orange County. Good to see all the green.

[@travismitchell1723]

Does that overflow go to another lake or is it just wasted?

[@stephenboyington630]

Reservoirs drain to rivers. This was an overflow channel that drains to the same river.

[@derrickanderson2783]

The older I get, the more stuff like this excites me lol

[@fpspaul]

Same, lol.

[@triskits_mmm]

Jeeeeeeeesus Derrick don't do that. Don't say stuff like that lol

[@HSfox]

'cause nature is awesome :D

[@patriciamcdonough8505]

God has blessed California with a lot of water. Thank you lord

[@whatevs4531]

Seriously!

[@QuantumSorceress]

Gaia did this. Not your male god. Show respect.

[@QuantumSorceress]

@@loafofbread9777 are you sure about that?

[@Gare-b5p]

California is blessed by god, no wonder all them other loser states don’t like us

[@ClayLoomis1958]

Yes, when the invisible man in the sky takes a pee, we get rain. It's called science, people.

[@jodytollefson7187]

I'm from Canada and it good to hear you guys getting so extra rain and snow every drop counts. So does this mean the drought in some of these places is coming to a end? I have heard it was getting pretty bad.

[@Sodiumreactor]

Not necessarily coming to an end. Part of the problem is the population, not just the weather.

[@cchavezjr7]

No. It's not really a drought either. The southwest is a desert and has been for at least thousands of years. the 1900s were a much wetter than normal century which gave people unrealistic expectations of what is normal.

[@mro4ts457]

Lmao, simultaneously in a drought and a flood. Welcome to California

[@jodytollefson7187]

@@mro4ts457 Thank you for your reply i come from Alberta witch is just north of Montana and can get really dry but in 2013 we had a once in a 100 year flood when it rained for a week strait i ended up losing everything i had.

[@jodytollefson7187]

@@Sodiumreactor I come from Alberta just north of Montana where it can get pretty dry and the last few summers have been really hot but back in 2013 we had a major flood.

[@palermothegoalgod-wd2wp]

A mate of mine moved from Liverpool to San Luis Obispo 40 years ago and I couldnt remember the name of the place. This is the first time Ive ever heard it mentioned in that time

[@Paiadakine]

40 years ago the boat launch was more on the east side of the lake and there was an island to the right of launch. The dam must have been lowered since then.

[@danielg3572]

Wow, it took 25 years?! So the last time it was full was back in 1998. 😯

[@TheBic4]

this comment made me feel really old thanks💀

[@ian2372]

Thank democrats for that.

[@davidchang5265]

@@ian2372 For the weather?

[@cheeseburger6001]

@@davidchang5265 😂😂

[@Splitzery]

@@ian2372 democrats made weather guys

[@bunnyfufu9933]

If this keeps up for a while california will be good on water, the ground is still dry but this year has been good so far

[@xsu-is7vq]

good for one year maybe. The atmosphere phenomenon that brought in the water is called a phenomenon because it doesn’t happen often at all.

[@davidchang5265]

@@xsu-is7vq If this trend continues, it'll last us a lot longer than a year

[@oculosprudentium8486]

What state is this?

[@BlownMacTruck]

That state of your ignorance and laziness at being unable to google it.

[@oculosprudentium8486]

@@BlownMacTruck I can ask anything I want You are sounding like a snob to be replying to me like that.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@oculosprudentium8486Sure. I’m not stopping you from asking whatever you want. What I’m doing is judging you for asking such a moronic question that could be answered by yourself in less than the time it takes to post your question, which speaks to your inherent laziness, in which you ask others to do the work for you.

[@gelaymanheyres7916]

thanks Dave

[@paddy9449]

THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!🌦

[@greghunter5966]

I’m California Fresno, live in Texas now. I like seeing the guy with the Longhorns hat taking pictures

[@gregorcutt1199]

It sounds like California is doing great! I'm so happy for you. Please stay there and stop moving to Texas

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Good to see you guys get the water.

[@powerwagon3731]

Awesome news! Happy for you all.

[@jaymzgaetz2006]

PLANT AT LEAST ONE TREE...HOLY CRAP !!!

[@heysailorreedy6651]

Great news. living at the Jersey shore, hope all the lakes fill up out west.

[@McCucumber]

Cabs are here.

[@JBrotsis1]

I’m more curious to see how high Shasta lake has gotten. The past 2 years of driving by it, it’s been so sad to think what it used to be.

[@anitagorse9204]

81% full atm. Still 30 ft to full pool.

[@roberthindle5146]

Is Lake Mead filling up now?

[@anitagorse9204]

@@roberthindle5146 Nope and it won't fill significantly this year. Projections are that the level of water will actually fall. All water available will be used to fill in Lake Powell which is in much worse situation.

[@glitch-pr3nr]

Yes there is a video of Shasta lakes progress too

[@Matt-sl1wg]

@@JBrotsis1 The search bar will help.

[@rnvrnv354]

25 years! How old is the dam/lake?

[@vidpie]

Dam was built in 1969.

[@dichonki3345]

Is this increased rain also effecting lakes further east like Lake Powell?

[@cruman87]

Not enough to make a big difference.

[@sethdonnelly8655]

It’s the 12 ft of snow last month that melted off and has gone into creeks, rivers etc

[@ReefMimic]

Just wait till the snow melts

[@rdbjrseattle]

What are the 3 scars on the hillside at 20:00?

[@michaelp1109]

Should get some sand bags and make the wall higher. :)

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Love those green hills!

[@roberthindle5146]

Michele is really, really happy....

[@dangeary2134]

Amazing. More water than the California officials could dump into the ocean!

[@RickyD1968]

That is Awesome !!!

[@piggypiggypig1746]

Thank you climate change for giving us more rain, fewer droughts, increased crop yields, and an abundance of food and freshwater for everyone. 🙏

[@4wheelliving132]

Is this lake just for flood control or is it used for drinking water or irrigation or something?

[@vidpie]

Lopez Lake provides drinking water for Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, Oceano and Avila Beach.[2] It also provides groundwater recharge, water for irrigation and flood control. Unlike most municipal water supplies, human contact with the water is permitted. Sailing, wind surfing, water skiing, swimming, fishing and camping are popular activities. There is also a waterslide next to the lake. To prevent contamination of the drinking water, water from the lake is piped 3 mi (4.8 km) to a terminal reservoir, where it remains to allow particles to settle out and pathogens to die off. The water then goes through flocculation, filtration and chlorination at the Lopez Water Treatment Plant.

[@4wheelliving132]

@@vidpie Wow. Other than that, not much huh?🤣

[@sorensolveig599]

@@vidpie Thanks for the detail. Now it no longer provides any flood control. There's now a significant downstream risk if the heavy rains return.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

​@@sorensolveig599 if the weather forecast predicts more heavy rain they may preemptively discharge some water to make room for catching the storm water. They may have sluce gate that discharges to the creek or they may have to go via the way they extract water for use.

[@jimlong527]

Fantastic, great news.

[@earlcheatham9152]

Yes! God bless the Lopez lake!..continue OSH

[@GetdaMemo]

Is there more water cause the ice caps are melting? Or am I trippin

[@joepawling4735]

Is there another reservoir downstream? It would be great if it could be captured.

[@williamthurmond4940]

Agree. That’s Texas’ secret; a string of reservoirs along major rivers. The water is used, filtered, reused many times before it reaches the Gulf.

[@tylerdixon3290]

A lot of this water needs to be absorbed into the watersheds and aquifers underground.

[@glitch-pr3nr]

There is an ancient lakebed that is reforming a lake, with no inlet, or outlet. It is thumbing its nose at reservoirs, and human activity.

[@htimsid]

@@glitch-pr3nr Tulare?

[@Dirtnap300]

I have some great childhood memories of camping at this lake..

[@McCucumber]

What is the best one?

[@TimHoughton-v3g]

No clue.what state?

[@Andre-bu3we]

Who would have thought , Mother Nature makes things happen all on her own .

[@jamesspokes1372]

lol

[@ecamarena7504]

Awesome 😊

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Time to raise water bills, use the extra money to help the homeless and ban guns.

[@mattpierson6206]

where did all the fish go in december?

[@TheJhtlag]

I live on the other side of the continent and I'm thrilled to see it. Any idea what those three landslides(?) behind the reporter?

[@christophernava6685]

probably someone trying to offroad lol

[@arbiter1]

how long will it stay that way is the question give how that state is run.

[@midasvos9097]

Not for long, the drought will take it all away again in a few weeks

[@annberlin5811]

So happy

[@itsoundzgood]

This makes me happy

[@varok1206]

Lake Oroville 2.0, 20+years on spillways that likely overgrowth and not needed maintenance. Happy to see water for all but please watch out below. Expect higher currents and eroded materials possibly to break more than usual. (Grass, mud, trees, garbage, even heavier debris if poorly maintained spillway areas go unchecked

[@justanotherbrewer2115]

This is a change in the height of a lake and Dave did a terrific job of showing us what it is like according to the anchor man. Thousands of other lakes all around the world are seeing their heights change as more or less water fills them. Maybe the giant redwoods have less water content than the week before. Dave, go and measure the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada... In tomorrow's snooze

[@Howrider65]

So lower water rates????

[@motorhomemac]

😂🤣

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

time to sell more to grow more crops in the desert like areas........we can add more lawns and golf courses!

[@jinglemyberries866]

its funny because its true. They will keep building more neighborhoods and more people will move in, and the problem will grow. Constant growth all the way to our demise

[@Marc-so2cd]

Wow!! Water.

[@ernee100]

I love the Spanish moss around Lopez Lake.

[@Clearanceman2]

The thing is what ever the level, it's where it's supposed to be but not necessarily where most people would want it.

[@djb1634]

2:21 “This is not temporary . . . at least a few weeks”. That is the definition of temporary. If a house stood for a few weeks and then fell over that would be temporary housing.

[@onleashfreak]

Im happy for the people of California.. now if only they could manage it.

[@conanjam]

Wish we had Lake Mead that filled up

[@timtripp4222]

Ya all need to be mindful of landslides with such a big change in levels in short timeframes.

[@johnmiller4553]

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO CAMP 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@lawrencepowell633]

But I thought this lake being low confirmed the global warming issues?

[@BurninBogey7]

Good, now stop taking water out of the Colorado.

[@thadrepairsitall1278]

I live in Texas. When we have a dam spill over it sounds like Niagra Falls.

[@rosewhite---]

erosion on hillside?

[@audraturner5365]

I'm just glad they finally have enough water that can battle the wild fires that occur every year in the national parks that are located in California this will help cuve off that severe drought you guys have been having for the past decade or so I just hope that your drought levels have finally been broken and will end for a while

[@raymondmerchant988]

She's really really happy

[@cremebrulee4759]

This is wonderful.

[@judyheim6998]

CA just needs another reservoir or two so we can keep the water when we have the years that bring us water. People just do not understand that most of this state is not the big cities but is the farmland and farmers that feed this country and others. Go watch the musical video the Petersen Brothers did on Farming in CA that is on you tube. You’ll be surprised

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Time to bust out the gravity bongs!!!!!

[@seeharvester]

I don't know... I looked at the channels you subscribe to and I don't think you have the best judgement. Bikini MILF Mom? C'mon dude, you can do better.

[@venturefanatic9262]

Looking at those three Hillside Landslides behind on his Left. Wonder what would happen if the Hill slides right there at the Spillway.

[@USMC1984]

It’s a damn shame that all that water is going to waste. You would think after going through drought for the last 25yrs the state didn’t develop more lakes to hold more water.

[@royormonde3682]

It wasn't empty, it was at 25% capacity when these rains hit and it filled. So it did what it was supposed to do, save water in rainy years for years of droughts in the future and that's all you can ask for enough storage to see you through the rough periods.

[@moserious697]

@@royormonde3682 With the increase in population one with common sense would take that into account ...and prepare

[@michellehernandez8147]

No we built track homes in flood basins, river beds, and next to burn scars

[@michellehernandez8147]

I wanted to edit but anyway my example is San Bernardino County, one of the largest populated counties in CA. We have some land that reclaims groundwater and replenishes aquifers that now has beautiful new houses surrounding that land😢

[@michellehernandez8147]

​@@royormonde3682 So it only took us twenty five years to slurp up 75% of Lopez lake... here's to hoping we get a another good storm system in 2048

[@Acehitman369]

Sadly all that water's going straight to the ocean instead of being collected somewhere else

[@waterloo123100]

Do you know what soil is?

[@hectorcampos9244]

Hahahahahha 😂😂😂 Its not going to the ocean, pay attention

[@Acehitman369]

@@waterloo123100 No I never heard of that 🙃

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

Wow, it's almost like the planet is self-renewing and will survive long after humans fade away.

[@thatlittlevoice6354]

RUN FOR YOUR F'ING LIFE!!!!!

[@J_PIK]

You know life is good when we get excited about water flowing over cement.

[@mikelittle6764]

I can't help but wonder why they don't dredge these lake bottoms while they are painfully low to help increase water capacity when they fill back up?

[@Djrabbit-wl3ek]

I love living in a place where there's rain all the time people in this video act like they never seen water.

[@michaeld53]

Wow. There’s water there imagine that, what did they really think would happen with all the rain.

[@NathanaelNewton]

Gotta love how it's 2023 and news channels are still using cameras with interlaced video..

[@ppks01]

Check out the hill in the background over his left shoulder, it's got 3 areas where the land has begun to slide.

[@billyyank5807]

It will still take 10 years of this type of continuous weather to fix California's drought. That's what happens when you try to turn a desert into a living space.

[@jinglemyberries866]

and yet population numbers grow every day, as if nothings wrong. Do people not understand how deserts work

[@jethazelblack]

Wow where does that run off go?!

[@USBCablez]

Good deal 😊

[@daverobinson6110]

California is green!

[@miked3723]

What about global warming though? Can we all finally agree weather just goes and cycles and its not always the sky is falling when we get a drought cycle?

[@Raven1015]

the water finally got turned back on. Someone FINALLY paid their water bill.

[@mydogpeaches1]

this is great they need to hold everything let it bypass only unless absolutely necessary

[@SC-sf8xt]

All the sunken boats and mobsters in 45 gallon drums are once again consigned to the depths

[@Riceman-o1p]

In San Luis Obispo county?😂😂😂🙄🙄🙄

[@anotherone407]

Let's see how thrilled people are when it rains like this next year.

[@Jason-rn4jk]

There’s more pools in California than any other state. It’s also the least amount of water hydrants per capita to new housing.

[@philtucker1224]

Water will be the new gold across this world….

[@chip63us]

All glory to God, I prayed to fill er up, we serve an amazing God!!!