The water in California’s mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, and a winter storm coming to the Sierra Nevada should offer a boost. The statewide snowpack measured 90% of ...

In Northern California, Lake Shasta, the state’s largest reservoir, is 111% of its average capacity for this date. Lake Oroville, the largest reservoir of the State Water Project, is at 120%.

At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is nothing like record-smashing 2023. But it's the third year in the row with near-average or above-average snowpack.

California water officials are feeling somewhat optimistic about the state's snowpack but emphasized that they're hoping for more weather systems to keep the water supply at a healthy level.At the ...

A puzzling mix of powerful storms followed by unseasonably warm weather has still left California’s snowpack levels below average, the state’s Department of Water Resources announced Friday ...

The Sierra Nevada snowpack provides around 30 percent of California's water needs. In the spring, the snow melts and supplements local rivers and reservoirs to carry them through the dry summer ...

A dry January has blunted early-season gains in California’s snowpack, state water officials said on Friday.The second manual snow survey of the season at Phillips Station revealed a snow depth ...

California could experience three consecutive years of snowpack reaching 100 percent of normal levels for the first time this century. Why It Matters The Sierra Nevada snowpack provides around 30 ...

California snowpack breakdown. Statewide, the snowpack was at 108% of normal at the start of January, but the absence of major storms since has driven it down to 65%.

The water in California's mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, with more snow coming as a winter storm aims for the Sierra Nevada. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is nothing like record-smashing 2023. But it ‘s the third year in the row with near-average or above-average snowpack.