The lack of Sierra snowmelt has significantly reduced the size of Folsom Lake. It’s 68 feet lower that it was last year, the equivalent of a five-story building. Only one of the lake’s 13 boat ramps was open over Memorial Day Weekend. … Besides the lack of snowfall, the ground has become so dry that, as the snowpack melts, it’s absorbed into the ground instead of going in the reservoir.

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