The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 90% of average for this date, though precipitation levels in Southern California have been far lower than those in the northern part of the state, the California Department of Water Resources announced.

The department conducted its monthly manual snowpack measurement Friday at Phillips Station in El Dorado County, about 90 miles east of Sacramento. The survey determined that location had snow levels at about 70% of average, but it is combined with 260 other locations for the statewide measurement.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.