December Rains Only Inches Bay Area Out Of Drought

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — All this rain is certainly welcome, but it’s not raising the levels of regional water reservoirs — at least, not by much. Most are seeing negligible, if any increase.

Looking at the Guadalupe River in San Jose, it’s a little disappointing looking at the water level. Still, this is not unexpected. Local water agencies say the rainfall we’ve had in the Bay Area isn’t producing enough runoff to fill reservoirs, even as some of our local creeks are seeing an increase in flow.