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Lake Shasta water level highest since '98 LAKE SHASTA, Calif. (AP) - The largest manmade lake in California has risen to its highest level in five years. Last week, Lake Shasta water officials quintupled water releases down the Sacramento River to make room for more water runoff. "We always hope to have a full reservoir - everybody wants that," said Larry Ball, an operations division chief for the Bureau of Reclamation. "But if you're continuing to get some wet weather, you've got to do something with that water." Over the weekend, Lake Shasta was within 2.3 feet of its crest - something that hasn't happened since 1998, when the lake rose even higher to 10 inches of its peak. That year, operators released water over the top of Shasta Dam for the first time in 15 years, temporarily creating the world's tallest manmade waterfall. That's something that won't happen again this year, Ball said. LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -