Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Homepage URL https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Groundwater-Management
Contact Name [email protected]
Contact Email [email protected]
Frequency Irregular
Public Access Level Public
Limitations

It is the user’s responsibility to use the data and tools appropriately. Using DWR-provided data and tools does not guarantee that a projected water budget is acceptable; nor does it guarantee that a projected water budget meets any regulatory requirements. Although it is not possible to predict future hydrology and water use with certainty, the models, data, and tools provided here are considered current best available science and, when used appropriately should provide GSAs and others with a reasonable point of reference for future planning. Users should understand the uncertainty involved in projecting future conditions. The recommended 2030 and 2070 central tendency scenarios describe what might be considered most likely future conditions; there is an approximately equal likelihood that actual future conditions will be more stressful or less stressful than those described by the recommended scenarios. Therefore, users are encouraged to plan for future conditions that are more stressful than those evaluated in the recommended scenarios by analyzing the 2070 DEW and 2070 WMW scenarios.

Note that mathematical (or numerical) models can only approximate physical systems and have limitations in how they compute data. Models are inherently inexact because the mathematical depiction of the physical system is imperfect, and the understanding of interrelated physical processes incomplete. However, mathematical (or numerical) models are powerful tools that, when used carefully, can provide useful insight into the processes of the physical system.
Temporal Coverage

VIC Model Simulation Period: January 1915 to December 2011

CalSim II Model Simulation Period: 1921 to 2003

Climate Periods Represented: 2030 and 2070
Spatial Coverage
Bounding Coordinate
North Bounding Coordinate:
42.96446

East Bounding Coordinate:
-114.05274

South Bounding Coordinate:
32.32737

West Bounding Coordinate:
-125.71289

Last Updated October 16, 2023, 16:30 (UTC)