Tule Lake, a ghost lake in the San Joaquin Valley, fills up with rain, water, snowmelt, winter, storms

LEMOORE, CALIF. - MAR. 21, 2023. Agribusiness consultant Mark Grewel stands on a farm road that was flooded near Corcoran after recent heavy rains in the vast and fertile San Joaquin Valley. Grewel predicts that the area will experience greater flooding as more snow on local mountains melts with the advent of spring. Tulare Lake, a ghost lake that was drained more than 100 years ago, is now the location of large growing operations. It is filling up after a stormy winter. . (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)