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WeAreAllinIt2WinIt t1_jdj1jqz wrote

Reply to comment by Outrageous-Duck9695 in Lower Colorado River Reservoir Levels - Marimekko graph [OC] by EngagingData

I'm a little confused by this phrasing. Are you saying you get your water from up north as in the colorado river or up north as in the northern half of california? If you are talking about northern california then don't worry we have been getting dumped on as well. Take a look at the Sierra snowpack or some of our reservoir levels compared to last year.

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Outrageous-Duck9695 t1_jdjg54z wrote

No north as is Colorado River. About 1/3 Southern California water supply comes from Colorado River Aqueduct. Northern Cali might not be as reliant on Colorado.

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tim_fillagain t1_jdk3vck wrote

SF water comes from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir near Yosemite.

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mildlypresent t1_jdo7ysw wrote

Northern Cal doesn't use any Colorado Basin water.

Southern Cal gets its water from Owens Valley via the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Colorado River via the Colorado River Aqueduct and the All-American Canal.

California withdrawals about 4.4 million acre feet (1.4 trillion gallons) from the Colorado River Annually.

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bguy714 t1_jdjg6oy wrote

I'm guessing they're from SoCal. Their water comes from both NorCal and Colorado River, so unless both sources have sufficient water, SoCal can have shortages.

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