Electronic sensor readings taken throughout the range show the overall water content of the Sierra snowpack at 76 percent of normal.
Measurements of snow depth and snow water content are important because they help hydrologists forecast water supplies and deliveries for the coming year.
The state says it will deliver just 15 percent of the amount that water agencies have requested.
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