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DWR RELEASE: Second Snow Survey Reflects Boost from Atmospheric Rivers

February 1, 2023

• by Department of Water Resources release

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 85.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 33.5 inches, which is 193 percent of average for this location on February 1. The snow water equivalent measures the…

Drought

Skimpy state snowpack points to another long, dry summer

March 1, 2022

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its third snow survey of the season and the outlook is not good for the state’s water users. The survey recorded 35 inches of snow at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada mountains below Lake Tahoe. That’s about 68% of average for this time of year. Statewide, snowpack…

Drought

Dry January keeps California in drought territory

February 1, 2022

• by DWR PRESS RELEASE

The Department of Water Resources did its second snow survey of the season and while the news isn’t terrible, it isn’t great either. Here is DWR’s press release: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following a dry January, the manual survey recorded 48.5…

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DWR RELEASE: Second Snow Survey Reflects Boost from Atmospheric Rivers

Skimpy state snowpack points to another long, dry summer

Dry January keeps California in drought territory

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