![]() The eight sites the Department of Water Resources uses in its Northern Sierra eight-station index are scattered across the Sacramento, Feather and American river watersheds (see sidebar). ![]() The index, which goes back to 1921, covers the rainy season from Oct. Those watersheds feed about half of California's largest reservoirs and are key to the state's annual water supply. The index is an average of the total precipitation - both rain and snow - recorded at mostly high-elevation sites scattered across the Sacramento, Feather and American river basins. ![]() On Thursday, the state Department of Water Resources announced that its Northern Sierra Eight-Station Index had surpassed its previous record. In one very important part of the state, the answer is a definite "yes."
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