Woodbutcher, you are completely correct. They have hyped-up the language.
BTW, Juan Brown on his youtube channel has a GREAT video regarding the current water-snowpack conditions in the northern Sierras. He flies his Cessna 310 over all this area and shows aerial views of the snowpack and the lakes. Excellent for those interested for in-depth analysis.
Whoops, Juan Brown’s channel on Youtube is Blancolirio. Sorry.
The Sierra Lakes can hold the water.
Carson River & Walker River feed into reservoir lakes & are used for irrigation.