California storms: Reservoirs are filling quickly, boosting water supplies after years of drought

Almaden Reservoir in San Jose, Calif. spills Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after filling to capacity during the latest storms. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Across the Bay Area and California, the past two weeks of soaking storms have brought mudslides, floods and power outages. They’ve also brought something not seen in years: Billions of gallons of water rushing into reservoirs, renewing hopes that the state’s relentless drought may come to an end this spring.

Six atmospheric river storms since the end of December have dumped half a year’s worth of rain on San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento and other Northern California cities in two

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