Does anyone know about the rumor that the dam may have a leak, and they plan on dropping the lake at least another 5 ft? It appears that it is very low already.
DKV,
Yes, I 've heard the rumors and they are indeed just that, rumors.
There is not a leak in the dam. There are no current plans to intentionally drop the lake level any further than the current elevation.
The watershed feeding El Dorado Reservoir has not received enough rainfall to produce adequate runoff and associated inflow events to raise the lake's elevation during 2018.
Keep raindancing!! Hopefully we can get a little relief soon!
Thanks for helping battle the rumor mill!
Craig
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