DWR Conducts May 1 Snow Survey to Continue to Collect Data on Spring Runoff The Department of Water Resources (DWR) yesterday conducted the fifth snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 59 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 30 inches, which is 241 percent of the average for this location on May 1. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water still contained in […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2023 0 Comments
California Snow Survey: Statewide Snowpack at 205% of Average for This Date The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023. The manual survey recorded 85.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 33.5 inches, which is 193 percent of the average for this location on February 1. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of […] SnowBrains | February 3, 2023 1 Comment
Snowpack Survey Shows December Storms Provided Big Snow Totals With More Systems, Flooding in Forecast Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first snowpack survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 55.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 17.5 inches, which is 177 percent of the average for this location. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack. It is […] SnowBrains | January 6, 2023 0 Comments
