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Despite recent storms bringing more snow to the Sierra, the Department of Water Resources says the snowpack’s water content is still way below average for this time of year.
At a snow survey Tuesday near Echo Summit, officials found the snowpack’s water content to be about 33 percent of average.
The snow itself was said to be a little more than 21 inches deep.
“Although this year’s survey shows a deeper snowpack than last year, California needs much more rain and snow than we’ve experienced over the past two years to end the drought in 2015,” DWR Director Mark Cowin said in a news release, encouraging Californians to continue conserving water.
Typically, the Sierra snowpack accounts for a third of the water used by Californians, according to the DWR.