You can now go jump in the lake. A series of breaks in the timing of rainfall and Mother Nature favoring the Central Sierra over the rest of the state when it came to late snowfall allowed the South San Joaquin Irrigation District to raise the level of Woodward Reservoir for recreational uses 11 days ahead of schedule. The SSJID board originally planned to only raise the level at Woodward between May 1 and July 7 in a bid to conserve water.