What a difference a year makes for water recreation at North State lakes this coming Labor Day weekend. At Scotts Flat Lake, NID Recreation Manager Peggy Davidson says it’s the best level she’s seen in years, a stark contrast from the peak of the drought a year ago, when the level was less than half full…

click to listen to Peggy Davidson

Davidson says Rollins Lake remains full. But it also means overnight camping reservations are already booked through Monday, which is also good for the recreational industry economy…

click to listen to Peggy Davidson

Meanwhile, Lake Oroville is at around 79-percent of average, with 800-thousand more acre feet of water than last year. It’s 104-percent at Englebright and Bullards Bar in Yuba County. Bullards has about 250-thousand more acre feet of water than a year ago.