California’s enormous snowpack
The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada this year is one of the largest ever recorded.
Snow water equivalent (in inches)

0
35
44
77
59
April 1, 2023

Redding
Reno
Sacramento
San Francisco
Merced
Fresno
50 MILES
Bakersfield
Average, 2000-2021

Redding
Reno
Sacramento
San Francisco
Merced
Fresno
50 MILES
Bakersfield
Lines divide Sierra Nevada watersheds. Average is a modeled estimate for years 2000-2021.
Leanne Lestak and Noah Molotch, University of Colorado, Boulder, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sean Greene LOS ANGELES TIMES