Photos from the California Department of Water Resources show how water levels rose at Lake Oroville and Lake Folsom reservoirs after winter storms.
Winter storms across California have significantly improved drought conditions and filled state reservoirs that had held less than a third of their capacity.
, Lake Oroville was 80% full as of Tuesday. The historical average level for that day — March 14 — was 71% over the last 30 years.
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