Uploaded May 2012 | Updated September 2026, 4 minutes ago

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Water is the life-blood of Yosemite National Park. The Tuolumne and Merced rivers water some of the most productive farmland on the Earth, and urban dwellers throughout the state depend on the Sierra Nevada snowpack for their domestic water needs. For an audio described version of this video, go to youtu.be/zy7B02VeirQ.