Aerial view of Northern California's Folsom Lake on 20 June 2011. The reservoir, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento, shrunk from 97 percent capacity in 2011, to just 17 percent capacity in January 2013, according to a news release from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Photo: DWR Folsom Lake, 20 June 2011   Aerial view of Northern California's Folsom Lake on 16 January 2014. The reservoir, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento, shrunk from 97 percent capacity in 2011, to just 17 percent capacity in January 2014, according to a news release from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Photo: DWR Folsom Lake, 16 January 2014

25 February 2014 (NBC News) – Northern California’s Folsom Lake on 16 January 2014. The reservoir, 25 miles northeast of Sacramento, has shrunk from 97 percent capacity in 2011, to just 17 percent capacity this past January, according to a news release from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). NASA is combining forces with DWR to combat and understand future droughts.

Before and After: California Reservoir Drops to 17 Percent Capacity