Runoff from the rainy weekend continues to spill into Northern California reservoirs — in some cases doubling the water stored in area lakes.<\/p>\n
Folsom Lake picked up more than 100,000 acre-feet of water between noon on Saturday and noon on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The lake also increased by more than a tenth of its capacity during the same 24-hour period.<\/p>\n
The surge in water flowing from the north and south forks of the American River caused the lake’s level to rise more than 12 feet during that time.<\/p>\n
But by Monday morning, Folsom Lake was 15 feet higher than it was Friday afternoon and 127 percent of normal capacity for this time of year.<\/p>\n
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