Updated: 6:35 PM PDT Apr 20, 2017 Linda Mumma Modesto Reporter Debris causing problems at Don Pedro Reservoir Updated: 6:35 PM PDT Apr 20, 2017 ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY (CBS13) – For the first time in 20 years, the Don Pedro Reservoir in Tuolumne County is in danger of flooding. At 830 feet, the reservoir will flood. Right now, it's at 826 feet.

The Don Pedro Reservoir may operate its controlled spillway for the first time since 1997, the Turlock Irrigation District said. Track the storm with Interactive Radar.

The Don Pedro Reservoir is opening its controlled spillway Monday afternoon as storms continue to fill the dam. The release will cause the Tuolumne River to rise in Modesto and Stanislaus County ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — Many braved fierce winds Monday to take a look at a sight that hasn’t been seen since 1997 — the opening of the Don Pedro reservoir spillway. “We knew that this would … ...

Meanwhile, Diamond Valley Lake in Southern California was at 97% capacity, well above its usual levels for the time of year. Don Pedro Lake was climbing too, sitting at 88% and rising.

The Don Pedro spillway opened for only the second time since the reservoir’s completion in 1971. The first was in 1997, when the flooding was far worse.

TID’s new reservoir can hold up to 220 acre-feet, released downstream as needed. That’s about 0.01% of the capacity of Don Pedro Reservoir, the main storage for TID and MID.

Three people died from this crash on La Grange Road near Don Pedro Reservoir late Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, 2016. The crash was caused by a driver passing illegally, the CHP says.

A fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon south of Highway 132 near Don Pedro Reservoir was quickly contained, Cal Fire said. Cal Fire’s Mariposa-Merced district responded just after 1 p.m. to the ...