Folsom Lake speed limit drops to 5 mph as water level drops

[WB Staff]

The California State Parks managers lower the speed limit once the lake's surface elevation drops below 400 feet above sea level.

At that point, obstacles just below the surface become too numerous for rangers to mark, leaving boaters vulnerable to running aground.

On Friday morning, the lake was 401.37 feet above sea level, according to the California Data Exchange.

The lake has been dropping by a half-foot each day for more than a month as 4,000 acre-feet of water are released down the American River daily.

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