From Los Angeles Time - “Voices from Tulare Lake — A ghostly rebirth reveals a region’s resilience”

#TulareLake #California #Climate

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-06/tulare-lake-rebirth-life-san-joaquin-valley

‘Stay out of the water’: what lurks below California’s zombie lake? - via The Guardian.

"You’ve got diesel fuel, oil, manure, chemicals used to kill bugs and stuff. You’ve got a whole lot of things floating around.”

When and if Tulare Lake gets drained and the farmland beneath reclaimed, I sure don't want to consume anything grown there.

#California #TulareLake #Flood

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/03/california-lake-tulare-storms-flooding

#TulareLake finally receding. #LakeTulare #CAwx https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-06-29/tulare-lake-floodwaters-have-begun-to-recede-state-says

#Tulare Lake Receding Due to Coordinated Action & Favorable Weather | California Governor https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/06/28/tulare-lake-receding-due-to-coordinated-action-favorable-weather/ #TulareLake #CAWater

A big part of #TulareLake, largest lake in western #USA lakes until it dried up in the 1800s, has returned amid #California flooding, and will likely stay for about 2 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/us/california-storms-tulare-lake.html

#geography #geographyteacher #hydrology #Tulare #CentralValley @geography #physicalgeography

"With torrents of snowmelt flowing through California, two men kayaked an improbable route from Tulare Lake, 215 miles upstate, to the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay." #tularelake #centralvalley #california

https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1667757069565407234?s=19

@mappingsupport Oooh, #TulareLake #LakeTulare, nice map!

Interactive map shows data from the VIIRS satellites indicating the flooded area (red/blue/yellow) at #Tulare Lake basin. The map has other #GIS overlay layers you can turn on that show dikes and related features. For help, read the “Map tips” link in upper left corner.

If you open the map and zoom out then you will see an orange line that shows the area that drains into the basin. #TulareLake #Geospatial

Open #GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=36.057141,-119.689865&zoom=11&basemap=ESRI_National_Geographic&overlay=Snow_water_equivalent,Flood_map_-_FEMA_100_year,Lake_river_stream,Regulated_stream,Drainage_Tulare_Lake_Basin,Flood_data_VIIRS,USA_roads&txtfile=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/california_flood.txt||35.267610,-119.30899

#Wetlands that fell victim to past #SCOTUS and now #Sackett’s #CarbonBombs were home:
The native #Yokuts lived, fished and hunted along the shores of #TulareLake, where #elk and #antelope, countless #migratory #birds and #terrapins, #frogs and #fish teemed amid #tule reeds and #cattails. Tulare Lake, before it began to go dry in the late 1800s, was the largest #freshwater body #west of the #Mississippi #River.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/tulare-lake-peak-18128743.php

#landback

#California officials say communities near refilling #TulareLake now unlikely to #flood https://apnews.com/article/b4b18ba05cf16ceda3b1678e30757967 #CAwater

Governor #Newsom Signs Executive Order to Support Ongoing Central Valley #Flood Response | California Governor https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/05/17/governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-to-support-ongoing-central-valley-flood-response/ #CAWater #Flooding #TulareLake

It’s rather 🤯 to think that the hot weather this week will lead to catastrophic flooding in the middle of CA....but a major problem with how our society works is that it doesn't function in 40-year timelines.

The last time #TulareLake reformed to this level was 1983...and it took 2 years for the water to go away.

What's also notable is that CA’s #CentralValley has such rich soil BECAUSE it was a lake! Mother Nature is trying to reset, but we just can't deal.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/us/tulare-lake-california-flood-climate

Ok here's what I wanna know about #TulareLake: is all that standing water going to create a mosquito superbloom?

“This week is just going to get progressively worse and then maybe relent a bit the following week,” @weatherwest said, according to KQED. “The problem is there’s nowhere else for this water to go and the Tulare Lake basin is just going to fill up like a bathtub.”

https://www.kqed.org/news/11947435/what-will-the-big-melt-look-like-in-california-and-how-much-could-it-affect-fire-season

#TulareLake #California #CAwx #CAFlooding

Fears grow as #floodwaters threaten to drown this California city and prison complex https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-24/floodwaters-threaten-to-drown-a-california-city-and-prison #TulareLake #CAFlooding #CAwx

"Once my uncle drove us to the levy (yes, that levy) in his Chevy (no, not that Chevy)" - My American Pie

This guy knows every drop of water in our state. He's like our #California Jones, yeah he's getting to old for the part.

Meanwhile, Mill Creek is running so fast I saw a goose drown a dog. Well, maybe the dog got out, most likely not. That goose knew how to lead and how to push.

Thing is we have leash laws for a reason; one being water in a hurry, two being dont fuck with the geese, three being don't eat our old people

#TulareLake
#Hydrology

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNoIYcG82aI

Checking on #TulareLake this morning. Looks like it's filling up a bit. All the white colors you see in the basin are blooming cherry trees (note: your cherries might be more expensive this year). #satellite #flooding (Sentinel-2 satellite).

Meanwhile…PG&E launches its first airboat crew on the re-emerging #TulareLake. The stated goal is to scout the area, disconnect impacted, and soon to be impacted customers, while removing equipment before it pollutes incoming snow melt. #caflooding is imminent as the snowmelt and overflow from dams has begun…what will happen to the residents of #Stratford and #Corcoran #KevinMcCarthy these are your constituents…are you paying attention? Oh I forgot they are mostly immigrant farm workers

Meanwhile…PG&E launches its first airboat crew on the re-emerging #TulareLake. The stated goal is to scout the area, disconnect impacted, and soon to be impacted customers, while removing equipment before it pollutes incoming snow melt. #caflooding is imminent as the snowmelt and overflow from dams has begun…what will happen to the residents of #Stratford and #corcoran #Kevin McCarthy these are your constituents…are you paying attention? Oh I forgot they are mostly immigrant farm workers

STRATFORD, CA: Tulare Lake 💧

The water is being held by a levee which is unknown when was the last time it was maintained. Two questions need to be asked of every elected official at every level. #TulareLake

1) What’s the plan to divert the water so immigrant farmworker communities such as the town of Stratford are not flooded.

2) What were they doing during the dry years to prepare for this moment. #caflooding #GovernorNewsom