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By Terry Chea, Noah Berger and Josh Edelson | The Associated Press — Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake.

Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of Californias drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake.

A series of powerful storms has replenished most of California’s reservoirs, dumping record amounts of rain and snow and busting a severe three-year drought.

A series of powerful storms has replenished most of California’s reservoirs, dumping record amounts of rain and snow and busting a severe three-year drought.

Now, 12 of Californias 17 major reservoirs are filled above their historical averages for the start of spring. That includes Folsom Lake, which controls water flows along the American River, as well as Lake Oroville, the states second largest reservoir and home to the nations tallest dam.

A series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California, replenishing reservoirs and bringing an end — mostly — to the state's three-year drought.

Many of California's reservoirs are replenished and a three-year drought is over in much of the state. But now comes a new problem: flooding.

Water levels fell so low in reservoirs during California's drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been a lake. Those scenes are no more.

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