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.

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%.

California’s first snowpack measurement of 2025 on Thursday showed promising figures for the water year, complemented by high storage levels in some of the state’s most critical reservoirs.

Known as California's frozen reservoir, the mountain snowpack supplies about 30 percent of California’s water needs. Statewide, the snowpack is 108 percent of average for Jan. 2.

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 ...

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.

Water officials in California say that while the record-high snowpack and nearly full reservoirs are good news for the state, snow measurements on April 1 are considered the most important when it ...

The snowpack provides about a third of the water used each year in California, which is home to 39 million people and grows much of the country's fresh fruit and vegetables. The state has built a ...

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.

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.

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%.