What exactly is snowpack, and why do the millions of people who live in the West depend on it? Here’s what you need to know
As California digs itself out from staggering accumulations of snowfall, there has been a pressing question in the minds of many: Could the near-record levels of snow be enough to fill the state’s reservoirs and break the drought that has long strangled the region?
A view of Topaz Lake from along the snow-covered eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the California-Nevada border. When the mountain's snowpack melts each spring, the lake serves as a reservoir for the runoff water.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.: Layers of snow that are packed together on the ground.
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