[Mick]

As of Monday, March 2, the Sierra Nevada had received an average of 238 inches of snow so far this season, according to the latest data from the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, a research field station at Donner Pass. During its most recent survey on Friday, Feb. 27, the state Water Resources Department measured 28 inches of snow depth at Phillips Station in Northern California. The statewide snowpack contained about 62% of its typical water supply for this time of year, which is roughly 55% of the full seasonal average, according to the latest state data.

According to the California Department of Water Resources, California’s reservoirs were holding about 30 million acre-feet of water as of Monday, March 2, 122% of normal for this time. These were current water levels in major California lakes and reservoirs as of Monday:

Shasta Lake - 85% of capacity
Lake Oroville - 86%
New Bullards Bar Reservoir - 84%
Folsom Lake - 68%
Camanche Reservoir - 71%
New Melones Lake - 77%
Don Pedro Lake - 85%
Lake McClure - 69%
Pine Flat Lake - 61%
Millerton Lake - 71%
Castaic Lake - 81%
Diamond Valley Lake - 94%
Lake Casitas - 100%
Lake Cachuma - 102%
San Luis Reservoir- 85%
Lake Sonoma - 72%
Trinity Lake - 88%

February Storms Provide a Much-Needed Boost but Statewide Snowpack Remains Below Average

California is drought-free after February rains. How are snowpack, lake levels?

[Mick]

As of Monday, March 2, the Sierra Nevada had received an average of 238 inches of snow so far this season, according to the latest data from the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, a research field station at Donner Pass. During its most recent survey on Friday, Feb. 27, the state Water Resources Department measured 28 inches of snow depth at Phillips Station in Northern California. The statewide snowpack contained about 62% of its typical water supply for this time of year, which is roughly 55% of the full seasonal average, according to the latest state data.

According to the California Department of Water Resources, California’s reservoirs were holding about 30 million acre-feet of water as of Monday, March 2, 122% of normal for this time. These were current water levels in major California lakes and reservoirs as of Monday:

Shasta Lake - 85% of capacity
Lake Oroville - 86%
New Bullards Bar Reservoir - 84%
Folsom Lake - 68%
Camanche Reservoir - 71%
New Melones Lake - 77%
Don Pedro Lake - 85%
Lake McClure - 69%
Pine Flat Lake - 61%
Millerton Lake - 71%
Castaic Lake - 81%
Diamond Valley Lake - 94%
Lake Casitas - 100%
Lake Cachuma - 102%
San Luis Reservoir- 85%
Lake Sonoma - 72%
Trinity Lake - 88%

February Storms Provide a Much-Needed Boost but Statewide Snowpack Remains Below Average

California is drought-free after February rains. How are snowpack, lake levels?