With California two years deep into a drought, Lake Shasta, the state's largest reservoir, is at its lowest level in 16 years -- a full 150 feet below its high-water mark.
The receding lake line has exposed relics of the pre-dam past, including bridges and tunnels nearly 100 years old.
This Sunday, the Redding Record Searchlight did a story on the usually submerged bridges, roads and tunnels, including this photo gallery.
Back in June, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a drought for the state, its first since 1991.
This spring was the driest on record in 114 years, according to data from the Western Regional Climate Center and California Department of Water Resources.
State lawmakers and Schwarzenegger have repeatedly failed to come to terms on a water bond to expand California's supply of water storage in the last two years. Such a bond remains on the agenda.
To oversimply, Democrats have refused to include new or expanded dams -- known in Capitol parlance as "above-ground storage" -- while Republicans have refused to sign off on any package without them.
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