Los Angeles River Roars Back to Life During Recent El Niño-Fueled Storms (VIDEO)

This CBS Evening News clip below gives you a glimpse of how powerful the L.A. River's been during the storm surges this week.

But click through at this Los Angeles Times report, endure the brief advertisement at the video, and behold how amazing this waterway is when Los Angeles gets some rain. Literally billions of gallons have poured through the normally-dry wash downtown, and local reservoirs have been able to redirect some of the storm runoff to replenish their capacities.

At LAT, "El Niño rains get L.A. River roaring to life."