How Dry Are We? Just Look At Lake Lakewood

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.

Lake Lakewood in central Walnut Creek is at what looks like its lowest levels in probably decades.

The lake is a private body of water that residents of the Lakewood neighborhood pay a fee to use. There is a lot of sand on its southern shores right now and you can see a lot of its banks on its western edge.

The lake's appearance is typical of water levels around the region.

The East Bay Municipal Water District reports its reservoirs in the East Bay, which include the Briones and San Pablo reservoirs as well as Lafayette Reservoir, 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.