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DWR conducted the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following a January and February that will enter records as the driest documented in stat ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – DWR conducted the fourth snow survey at the Phillips Station snow course. The manual survey recorded 49.5 inches of snow depth and a snow w ...
Today’s snow survey by the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program indicates that water content in the statewide mountain snowpack increased from 23 percent ...
California’s lakes, rivers, and streams are a great place to cool down as the temperatures heat up. However, as the warmer weather approaches, so does algal blo ...
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) owns and operates the Oroville Dam facilities for a number of purposes, including flood control, water supply ...
As California experiences more frequent shifts between climate extremes, it’s important for the water managers and residents to have reliable, real-time informa ...
Stream gages are critical for managing California’s water resources. The devices help with early flood warning and generate important data used by the Departmen ...
DWR sponsored the 2018 statewide Tribal Water Summit in Sacramento on April 4-5 as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that California water planning incorpor ...
A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to over-pumping of groundwater, referred to as subsidence, has ...
Subsidence is the sinking of the land surface due to changes in the soil or sediment beneath our feet. Subsidence occurs for a variety of reasons such as ground ...
Arnold Slough is located in eastern Suisun Marsh, adjacent to Blacklock Restoration Project and across Nurse Slough from Bradmoor Island Restoration Project. We ...
Are you planning a road trip this summer? Consider taking a detour to one of the many beaches along the California State Water Project (SWP) – you’ll find them ...
DWR conducted the fourth snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following three straight months of record dry conditions, the manual survey recorded jus ...
New data released measure changes in land subsidence in the Sacramento Valley over the past nine years, finding the greatest land surface declines near the city ...
Sustainability is the assurance that natural ecosystems can meet the needs of future generations. A key part of what we do is ensure the sustainability of Calif ...
In 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed three bills known collectively as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) . For the first time in its his ...