The spring runoff is behind schedule but officials say the snowpack has enough water to fill Lake Tahoe and all of our reservoirs.
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Fallon residents have avoided a possible disaster, now that the peak of spring run-off has passed. The winter's record precipitation numbers forced local, state, and federal officials to start flood mitigation efforts, starting in February. Now, they are declaring victory over Mother Nature.
Lake Tahoe is 6.5 feet higher than it was in October, before heavy rain and snow fell in the Sierra. Officials are ramping up the amount of water being released from Lake Tahoe, to make room for the snow melt that is still flowing into the lake.
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Water is being released from the Tahoe City Dam at a rate we have not seen since 1999, at a rate of 2,000 cubic feet per second.
2017 has been a tough year for some northern Nevada residents. Flooding has affected areas from the California state line to Elko County. Data shows that even more flooding could be on the way, once more snowmelt makes its way down streams and rivers.