Before-and-after aerial images show California reservoirs’ dramatic rebound after years of drought Water from a 100% full Lake Oroville pours down the Oroville Dam’s main spillway, creating a ...

Photos from the California Department of Water Resources show how water levels rose at Lake Oroville and Lake Folsom reservoirs after winter storms.

The California Department of Water Resources announced last week that the largest of those reservoirs are alarmingly low.

More than two dozen California water districts and agencies are forecasted to receive 5% of their requested supply for 2025, the Department of Water Resources announced on Monday.

Total reservoir storage for the state is at 110 percent of average, according to Mike Anderson, a climatologist with the California Department of Water Resources.

The downpours brought over 90 million gallons of water to Lake Oroville in Butte County, the second-largest reservoir in California, where water levels rose by over 21 feet.

More photos of California's reservoirs show how this year's historic rainfall totals have replenished water levels in some drought-stricken areas.

It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Water Resources said no military entered the state.