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Photos Show California Reservoir Water Levels Before and After
- eesmith 4y agoIs this focus on reservoir levels provide a false sense of optimism? My limited understanding is that if the ground is dry and compact (as from years of drought), then it doesn't hold as much water, so the run-off more quickly fill up a lake or reservoir, rather than fully saturate the ground first. And since you can't take a picture of the depleted aquifers, it's hard to get a sense of how those are affected. They take longer to recharge, and due to land subsidence they cannot store as much water now.