http://www.newsweek.com/lake-oroville-water-level-skyrockets-rain-california-1776594 > Three weeks of storms in California have caused at least 20 deaths, severe flooding and "several hundred million" dollars of damage, but water resources experts are pointing out that all the rain and snow is driving up levels in the state's drought-stricken reservoirs. > At Lake Oroville in northern California, the state's second-largest reservoir, the water level is now well above the seasonal average.