Water: Rising rivers, rates and penalties After years of drought in California the Tuolumne River Watershed had its wettest year in recorded history in 2017. On Feb. 20, rains pushed the water at Don Pedro Reservoir past its maximum capacity of 830 feet and forced officials to open one of three controlled spillway gates for the first time in 20 years, sending water rushing out at 18,000 cubic feet per second. Rivers rose and in turn drownings increased throughout the area, specifically in the month of June.
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