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Photos: California drought, then and now – from the San Jose Mercury News

Then And Now: California’s Drought Officially Declared To Be Over

OROVILLE, CA – AUGUST 19, 2014: In this before-and-after composite image, (TOP PHOTO) Low water levels are visible in the Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville on August 19, 2014 in Oroville, California. As the severe drought in California continues for a third straight year, water levels in the State’s lakes and reservoirs is reaching historic lows. Lake Oroville is currently at 32 percent of its total 3,537,577 acre feet. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

OROVILLE, CA – APRIL 11, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) A view of Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville on April 11, 2017 in Oroville, California. After record rainfall and snow in the mountains, much of California’s landscape has turned from brown to green and reservoirs across the state are near capacity. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order Friday to lift the State’s drought emergency in all but four counties. The drought emergency had been in place since 2014. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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