March precipitation in the Sierra Nevada was impressive, with more than 16 inches in water content, nearly two and one-half times the month’s average. Though the amount is encouraging, the snowpack hasn’t kept pace, as demonstrated Wednesday at a California Department of Water Resources snow survey in the Sierra above Lake Tahoe.
PHILLIPS STATIONS, Calif. - It is not normal for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to conduct a May 1 snow survey at Phillips Station west of Lake Tahoe, but leave it to the winter of 2022/23 to provide enough snow to still be measured.
PHILLIPS STATIONS, Calif. - It is not normal for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to conduct a May 1 snow survey at Phillips Station west of Lake Tahoe, but leave it to the winter of 2022/23 to provide enough snow to still be measured.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. The Sierra Nevada snowpack is still more than double than average even after a few warm days accelerated snowmelt, officials said Monday. The Department of Water Resources on Monday, May.