The SWP is a water storage and delivery system extending more than 700 miles, two-thirds the length of California. According to a map from the DWR, the SWP is made up of five field divisions.

The water in California’s mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, but a winter storm set to hit the Sierra Nevada in the coming days will offer a boost.

California’s snowpack is now 85% of average, with more snow in the northern Sierra and less in the south. Amid warming winters, the state is seeing less snow at lower elevations.

The water in California’s mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, but a winter storm set to hit the Sierra Nevada in the coming days will offer a boost.

The latest California water data showed the state's largest reservoirs are nearly 20% higher than normal. The San Pablo Reservoir in the East Bay is nearly full, currently at 75% capacity, and ...

The water in California’s mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, but a winter storm set to hit the Sierra Nevada in the coming days will offer a boost.

Several key reservoirs have reached or exceeded typical levels. Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California, is at 120 percent of its historical average.