DancingYetiCrab t1_j4k7dxc wrote
The rain is great but this graphic misses the mark on a lot of points in my opinion. First, water storage is in acre feet not just feet (unless you are looking at lake level elevation but I can tell you now the lake level didn't increase 1500 ft). Second, this mosses any and all context. Is the lake level 3 months ago low? Is it low because of drought or was it lowered for downstream water releases or water rights discharges? To add additional context it might be good to show how much rain has fallen, maybe percent to year average rainfall or something. Finally, this is just 4 bars highlighting 4 months. This is the definition of picking and choosing data and imo doesn't really display the data in any beautiful or meaningful way. It's just 4 bars. From the county of Santa Barbara you can get auto generated charts showing the increase in storage with more detail on your x axis (days) and using a line as well, just a better way to represent data and give the reader an idea of how fast or slow reservoirs fill.
ale_goldie OP t1_j4oiyfx wrote
Thank you for the feedback, I'm still a little new to data analysis/visualization so it's definitely not perfect. I'll take that feedback and apply it to the next post I make here.
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