12 billion gallons of water pour into Lake Tahoe amid this week's heat wave

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12 billion gallons of water pour into Lake Tahoe amid this week’s heat wave

Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle

June 23, 2017

The process of the Sierra Nevada spring snow melt sped up this week as a heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures to parts of the Western United States.

A thawing snowpack that’s massive after a brutal winter fed rivers and reservoirs with high-flowing runoff.

One place that saw a stunning impact from all the runoff is Lake Tahoe.

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