Videofeature: There’s a Lot of Water in the Honey Lake Valley!

A SusanvilleStuff VideoFeature
by Jeremy Couso

There is a lot of water in the Honey Lake Valley at the moment as a series of wet winter storms bring welcome relief to an area that has weathered year after year of drought.

Dr. Bateson, local meteorological expert, measured just over half an inch of rain by Saturday morning and another 1.84 inches Sunday morning for a storm total of 2.38 inches in March.

Bateson said that Gold Run Creek, southwest of Susanville, is running so well that residents can hear it roar for the first time in years.

Early Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service’s water level gauge at the South Lassen street bridge, the river peaked at 11 and a half feet – just six inches away from flood stage.

Just in time, early Sunday snow levels dropped dampening the runoff and lowering the river.

Further east in the Susan River basin, out through the river and irrigation canals, water just topped the banks, flooding out into fields and across roadways.

Waterfowl of all shapes and sizes took advantage of the flooded fields and impromptu lakes, enjoying the break in the storm while it lasted. According to forecasters there is a lot more of the wet stuff in our immediate future.

Videofeature: There’s a Lot of Water in the Honey Lake Valley!

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