How Dry Are We? Just Look At Orinda Lake

California is about the complete its driest year on record.

You don't need to look far to see the evidence of the state's three-year drought.

The lake at the Orinda Country Club is at its lowest levels in probably decades.

The tower on the west end sticks well above the water level and the shores on the east side along Camino Sobrante are nothing but cracked, dried mud.

The lake is not part of the state's water system and it's not used for drinking. It's used for irrigation.

The East Bay Municipal Water District reports its reservoirs in the East Bay, which include Briones and San Pablo reservoirs, are at 65 percent of capacity. That is 84 percent of average for this time of year.

Rainfall in the district's East Bay watershed so far this season is 2.57 inches, about 41 percent of average.

This month, the director of the state Department of Water Resources appointed a drought management team to prepare for the impacts of the current drought on the state.