A period of atmospheric river-fueled winter storms has been a boon to Shasta Lake, raising the water level at California’s largest reservoir.
As of midnight on Thursday, the lake is 77% full with a surface elevation of 1,028.99 feet, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the agency that oversees the lake. The storms that brought heavy rain to Northern California over the holiday period also put the reservoir at 130% of its historical average for this time of year…