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A 2021 snow survey season event is conducted at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The survey is held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken April 1, 2021.

A Dry Wrap-Up to the Wet Season

The first half of Water Year 2021 is over, and California’s wet season is almost finished. The first six months of the water year rank as the fourth d ...

April 20, 2021

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