‘Good to see it.’ Friant Dam releasing water from Millerton Lake into San Joaquin River

Motorists traveling to Table Mountain Casino or Millerton Lake may have noticed something unusual going on at the Friant Dam.

Water flowing over the dam and into the San Joaquin River thanks to an abundance of snow in the Sierra Nevada after a series of storms this past winter.

Jonolyn Winton of Fresno said she received pictures from her son and daughter-in-law while they were driving to Table Mountain.

She was amazed by what she saw. She figured she wanted to get a first-hand look at the spill over at the dam while en route to Huntington Lake.

Winson wasn’t disappointed.

“We thought we’d stop and take a look,” she said. “It’s nice to see the clean, clear water. I’ll tell ya: for a long time we haven’t had any (water). It’s good to see it.”

According to a Bureau of Reclamation daily report, 7,912 cubic feet per second on average was released through Friday for the past 24 hours from Millerton Lake.