PHOTOS: Drought Depletes California's Reservoirs

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A section of a drought-stricken Shasta Lake sits mostly dry in Lakehead, California on July 2, 2021, as the Salt fire burns nearby.
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A section of a drought-stricken Shasta Lake sits mostly dry in Lakehead, California on July 2, 2021, as the Salt fire burns nearby.
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A tire usually used as a mooring sits on dry land along the lakebed of Shasta Lake in Lakehead, California on July 2, 2021, as the Salt fire burns nearby.
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A tire usually used as a mooring sits on dry land along the lakebed of Shasta Lake in Lakehead, California on July 2, 2021, as the Salt fire burns nearby.
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A railroad bridge frames an old roadway and bridge, bottom, revealed by receding water levels on Lake Shasta as drought conditions persist on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Lake Shasta, CA.
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A railroad bridge frames an old roadway and bridge, bottom, revealed by receding water levels on Lake Shasta as drought conditions persist on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Lake Shasta, CA.
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In an aerial view, the San Gabriel River and the exposed lakebed of the San Gabriel Reservoir are seen on June 29, 2021 in the San Gabriel Mountains near Azusa, California.
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In an aerial view, the San Gabriel River and the exposed lakebed of the San Gabriel Reservoir are seen on June 29, 2021 in the San Gabriel Mountains near Azusa, California.
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A houseboat passes by water lines on the steep banks of Shasta Lake on July 02, 2021 in Redding, California.
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A houseboat passes by water lines on the steep banks of Shasta Lake on July 02, 2021 in Redding, California.
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In an aerial view, houseboats sit anchored at the Bidwell Canyon Marina on Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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In an aerial view, houseboats sit anchored at the Bidwell Canyon Marina on Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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A buoy sits on dry land near the Bidwell Canyon Marina at Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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A buoy sits on dry land near the Bidwell Canyon Marina at Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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Low water levels are visible next to houseboats that sit anchored at the Bidwell Canyon Marina on Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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Low water levels are visible next to houseboats that sit anchored at the Bidwell Canyon Marina on Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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In an aerial view, low water levels are visible at Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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In an aerial view, low water levels are visible at Lake Oroville on June 01, 2021 in Oroville, California.
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Empty boat slips sit on a dry lake bed at Folsom Lake Marina as the lake experiences lower water levels during the California drought emergency on May 27, 2021 in El Dorado Hills, California.
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Empty boat slips sit on a dry lake bed at Folsom Lake Marina as the lake experiences lower water levels during the California drought emergency on May 27, 2021 in El Dorado Hills, California.
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Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
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Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
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Dry cracked earth is visible as water levels are low at Nicasio Reservoir on May 28, 2021 in Nicasio, California.
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Dry cracked earth is visible as water levels are low at Nicasio Reservoir on May 28, 2021 in Nicasio, California.
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