On 2/8/2015 11:44 AM, songbird wrote:
David E. Ross wrote:
...
I looked at that site. In terms of snowpack, the picture is bleak.

there has definitely been a lot more moisture
the past few weeks, but i'm not sure how much of
it translated into snow and what amount will end
up showing in the reservoirs even sooner.


None of the major state reservoirs are indicated at that site. I prefer
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reports/EXECSUM, which is only
updated monthly. This one shows "Snowpack Water Content" statewide and
individually for three regions of the Sierras. As of New Year day, the
snowpack ranged from 44% to 56% of the to-date average; state-wide it
was 49%.

i didn't know the state had it's own separate reservoir
setups, but good to know, i'll add that link to my book-
mark collection. : )

how do your numbers compare to:

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/getAll?sens_num=15

?


That page also lists the 12 major reservoirs operated by the California
Department of Water Resources. A little computation (via copy and paste
into a spreadsheet) shows that, as of the beginning of this year, those
reservoirs held only 34% of their combined capacity.

I anxiously await the 1 February update.

i think the March 1 update will be quite different based
upon what i've been seeing the past few weeks on the radars.

ah, in nosing around perhaps some of what i've seen is
already reflected in the above link...


songbird


My data only includes the 12 major reservoirs listed at
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reports/EXECSUM. Your link
includes a number of locally operated reservoirs that serve only their
local areas.

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