The relentless downpour from this year's record rainfall in California has caused a long-dormant lake to reemerge after being bone dry for generations. Now, farmers, residents and officials who live nearby are scrambling to save their land.
Flooding from Tulare Lake has encompassed streets, homes and farmland.The relentless downpour from this year's record rainfall in California has caused a long-dormant lake to reemerge after being bone dry for generations.
Farmers would cultivate the dried-up land for crops and cattle, and the region grew into the largest dairy-producing county in the nation.Flooding from this year's winter storms, which left record snowfall in the California mountains and later excess water from the melting, has deluged Tulare and Kings counties, leaving streets and properties under several feet of water.
Although the farmer said he's installing levees to control the water, experts said it could be years before it dissipates and crops can be replanted.
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