"We cannot stick our heads in the sand," state official Wade Crowfoot said. Folsom Lake, one of California's largest reservoirs, is crucial to providing water to the state's 40 million-plus residents.

FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have ...

FOLSOM, Calif. — Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been ...

The images below illustrate the severity of California's drought with past and recent images from around the state, now in its fourth consecutive dry year. Some of the images are from north-central ...