Drought-Busting Snow Pushes Tahoe To Highest Mark Since 2006

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The drought-busting snow and rain in the mountains around Lake Tahoe have pushed the lake to its highest level in more than a decade.
After suffering through five consecutive years of drought, hydrologists say the alpine lake atop the Sierra now has enough water to fill downstream reservoirs and meet the Reno-area’s needs for at least two years.
Truckee Meadows Water Authority hydrologist Bill Hauck says the water outlook has basically gone from one extreme to the o