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BASS LAKE WATER LEVEL UPDATE
Lake Level Update As of April 10, 2025 -11′ 11″ @ 3364′ 9″
UPCOMING BASS LAKE EVENTS
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April 18-20 in the Pines Village 559-642-3121
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SPECIAL EASTER MENU AT DUCEY’S
April 20th – 10 am to 3 pm – call 559-692-8857
43rd ANNUAL BASS LAKE FISHING DERBY – May 3 & 4
Over $55,000 in tagged fish!
YOSEMITE HALF MARATHON – Bass Lake
May 10th – 13.1 mile run through the Sierra National Forest to Recreation Point at Bass Lake.
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT DUCEY’S
May 11th – 10 am to 3 pm 559-692-8857 www.BassLake.com
California’s snowpack sees solid rebound
Lia Russell, Fresno Bee (excerpts from an article on March 28, 2025, updated March 29, 2025)
California’s snowpack made a solid rebound ahead of the summer months, thanks to a string of cold and wet storms that pounded the Sierra Nevada in February and March.
The state Department of Water Resources conducted its last manual survey of the season Friday near Sierra-at-Tahoe in El Dorado County. This annual measurement marks the traditional peak of the Sierra Nevada snowpack — the mountain snow bank that feeds much of California’s water supply. Statewide, the average snow-water equivalent stood at 23.5 inches, or 90% of the April 1 average, based on measurements reported Friday morning across 103 electronic snow sensor sites.
While this year’s snowpack is healthier than what water managers feared during January’s dry spell, it still trails last year’s April 1 levels. On the same date in 2024, the statewide snowpack averaged 27.4 inches, or 106% of the April 1 average. Each Sierra zone — north, central and south — reported deeper snow and higher water content a year ago.
But a 90% snowpack was “pretty good”, stated Andy Reising of the State Department of Water Resources, considering the quiet December and January, which had worried water officials.
The northern Sierra — home to the state’s most productive watersheds — now sits at 109% of its April 1 average, with 29.2 inches of snow water. The central Sierra measured 22.9 inches, or 83%, while the southern Sierra, which started the year especially dry, reached 18 inches, or 81%.
Those figures represent a sharp recovery from early January, when statewide snowpack measured just 2.7 inches — only 10% of the April 1 average and 28% of normal for that date. In the southern Sierra, snow water content was a mere 1.5 inches on Jan. 2. The March storms didn’t just improve snowpack — they also boosted reservoir levels statewide. The state’s largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, is now at 87% of capacity and 121% of its historical average for this time of year. Federal reservoirs were also in strong shape. Lake Shasta, California’s largest surface reservoir, is at 87% of capacity and 111% of its historical average. Other major reservoirs — including the Army Corps of Engineers’ Folsom Lake — were near or above 100% historical averages heading into the dry season. As of Friday, Folsom Lake sat at 128% of its historical average and 79% of capacity with anticipated runoff starting to ramp up. Only Castaic Reservoir in Southern California was lagging behind its large peers at 79% of capacity, 94% of its historical average.
BASS LAKE SHORELINE SHUTTLE
NEW for the summer will be the Bass Lake Shoreline Shuttle – Bass Lake Shoreline Shuttle .com.
The BLSS will run from 10 am to 8 pm (last run is at 7 pm) on Friday, Saturday & Sundays from May 2 through August 31. The Free Shuttle will start at Outdoorsy (RV Park) and run around the lake stopping at The Pines, The Forks & Miller’s Landing as well as WorldMark and many day use areas. Go to the website to learn exact stops and more information.
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