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DWR Announces January 2009 Snow Survey Results - 12/29/2008
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct its first snow survey of the new winter season at 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2008, near Lake Tahoe. Reporters and photographers should take snowshoes or cross-country skis and park vehicles along Highway 50. The survey will be the first of five monthly measurements that help water supply planners estimate the amount of spring snowmelt runoff into reservoirs. (12/29/2008)
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Westwide Snow Survey Training School Dates Announced
The NRCS has announced the details of the 2009 Snow Survey Training School. The 2009 Westwide Snow Survey Training School will be held January 11-16, 2009, at the Granlibakken Conference Center, in Tahoe City, CA.. Registration is limited! For additional information.
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DWR Announces the 2008 Annual Meeting of the California Cooperative Snow
The 54th Annual Meeting of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys program will take place Nov 12-14 at the Pines Resort in Bass Lake, CA.
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DWR Sets Final Snow Survey of 2008 Season
The fifth and final snow survey of the 2008 winter season by DWR will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008, at Phillips Station, Highway 50 and Sierra at Tahoe Road (about 90 miles east of Sacramento) near Lake Tahoe. (04/15/2008)
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DWR Snow Survey March 26
DWR's fourth 2008 winter snow survey will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008, near Lake Tahoe. Monthly measurements are made through May to help forecast the amount of spring runoff into reservoirs. The fourth survey is generally considered to be the most important in gauging how much water is being held in the Sierra snow pack. (03/17/2008)
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DWR Announces Snow Survey Results, Limits on Delta Pumping Go in Effect
Results of today's snow survey by DWR show Sierra snowpack conditions at 118 percent of normal for this time of year. While this would normally be a positive indication that the state's water supply is in good shape, DWR also announced that it will need to further reduce Delta pumping starting today to comply with a federal court order limiting water exports. (02/28/2008)
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The results of the media snow course measurement today (02/28/08):
Phillips Station depth is 86.1," water content 33.7." 136 percent of long-term average.
Updates to the B120 report can be viewed at:
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DWR Schedules Third Snow Survey of 2008
The season's third snow survey will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2008, near South Lake Tahoe. Snow-water content is important in determining the coming year's water supply. The measurements help hydrologists prepare water supply forecasts. (02/20/2008)
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The Bulletin 120
The Bulletin 120 Water Supply forecast and the Water Year Type Index forecasts for the Sacramento River Region and the San Joaquin River region have been calculated for conditions on February 1, 2008. They can be viewed at:
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/iodir_ss/WSI http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/iodir_ss/B120
DWR Announces Snow Survey Results
Results of the January 3, 2008, snow survey by the California Department of Water Resources off Highway 50 near Echo Summit are as follow: (01/03/2008)
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