A weeklong series of storms have bumped California’s snowpack/waterpack up from the truly dismal to the depressing.
The southern Sierras remain at only 37% of normal for this time of the year (the water year ends on April 1) while the Central and Northern Sierras are doing a bit better (45% and 53% respectively).
As always, already-stressed fish populations suffer bigger hits during drought years than is the case with healthier populations.