Look how low Folsom Lake is! (pics)

I cruised out to the lake today to do some paddling and while I was there I tried to snap some pics from the same spots that I did in May while Big Wake Weekend was going on. At the time in May I thought the lake was kind of low as it was down about 25' from the top. As of today it is down 90'! :yikes: These pictures show just a small portion of the lake but for the most part it has returned to being a river like how it was before the dam was built.

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If you look closely you can see a few truck/trailers and where they are currently launching

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For those of you that came to Big Wake Weekend, this picture is taken from the outer side of where the H1 Unlimiteds were racing.

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Normally where I'm standing would be under at least 85' of water. Way off in the distance you can see the ramp where we normally launch.

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That's crazy!

Pretty sad for sure.

How is it possible to even boat?

Damn.....hopefully the recent rain and snow will help (a little)??

WOW.. What river feed Folsom?

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Originally Posted by Paul65K

Damn.....hopefully the recent rain and snow will help (a little)??

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It hasn't yet, it's still going down.

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Originally Posted by 28eliminator

WOW.. What river feed Folsom?

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The South and North forks of the American River.

All the Almond tree planting up here is sucking the lakes dry. Not sure that any amount of rain can keep them looking better than this. BYW, this is EVERY lake in NorCal, not just Folsom. Don Pedro is nearly empty. One of the reasons I threw the boat in storage at the end of August. Trees that had not been seen for 50+ years, since the lake was created, are just below the surface and punching holes in boats. Not willing to take that chance. We may be river people only next year, even if I have to drive all that way.

So where does the water go?
I know Lake Berryessa goes to Solano county, budweiser plant and shit.
I used to be amused that I was peeing in water that I drank.

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Originally Posted by Napanutt

So where does the water go?
I know Lake Berryessa goes to Solano county, budweiser plant and shit.
I used to be amused that I was peeing in water that I drank.

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That's why I prefer Coors...Rocky Mountain spring water...:)

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Originally Posted by Napanutt

So where does the water go?
I know Lake Berryessa goes to Solano county, budweiser plant and shit.
I used to be amused that I was peeing in water that I drank.

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Into aquaducts that feed into the various canals in the valley, as well as down to Socal...the amount of orchards going in is unbelievable down here. Literally everyone who can is ripping the land and planting almonds. Not peaches, not anything else, almonds. Flat land used for crops like carrots and such is being torn up and replanted. It's no surprise to me that we have this.