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how does a lake just disappear overnight?

WALKER LAKE, Calif.-- Thousands of fish are dead after a Northern California reservoir ran dry overnight, reports CBS Sacramento.

Mountain Meadows reservoir also known as Walker Lake is a popular fishing hole just west of Susanville. Now the reservoir is dry and all the fish are dead.

Residents tell CBS Sacramento that people were fishing on the lake just last Saturday. But it drained like a bathtub overnight.

Resident Eddie Bauer has lived near the lake his entire life. He says that this is the first time he has ever seen the lake run dry. He and other residents now want answers as to why and how this could have happened.

CBS Sacramento reports that Pacific Gas & Electric Company own the rights to the water and use it for hydroelectric power.

"It's the situation we worked hard to avoid but the reality is we're in a very serious drought, there's also concerns for the fish downstream," said spokesman Paul Moreno.

Bauer tells CBS Sacramento there should have been at least two weeks of water left. He says that would have been enough time to relocate the fish.

"This makes me feel like they didn't want to do a fish rescue and that it was easier to open that sucker up Saturday night," Bauer said.

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This is a concern in many California areas.  Our reservoir was being threatened to be drawn down to levels that would have severely damaged the local wildlife and if things didn't improve this winter, leave us without water next year.  We get all of our water from that reservoir and the reservoir that feeds it is near the point of being unable to give anymore water. Scary stuff.

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Weren't you guys thinking of moving to the PNW at one point Dunc?

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Not me. Stuck working in Ca. until I retire.

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what are the options if it doesn't get replenished this winter?

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Luckily they didn't end up draining ours but if we don't get water this winter there are three options.  Building a pump lower in the reservoir to pump the water, truck water in, or no water for the residents.  The pump idea has been discussed and is supposedly approved but obviously it is going to cost a ton for something that may not be needed.  It is really scary for a lot of people here.  I'm not too worried as I have a lot of options but it would be strange to have happen.  We are near New Melones reservoir if you want to see how bad it is here.

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Holy crap

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The only upside is New Melones is an old gold rush town.  Now you can walk around the old foundations and basically anywhere you dig or flip over some mud is artifacts from the gold rush.  The shit is all over sticking up out of the ground.

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