Releases Below Ralston Dam - Historical - 2012

In the tables that follow, each date is color-coded according to the kind of release scheduled for that day:

Color	Meaning
	No scheduled release planned for this day.
	Scheduled release: 1000 to 1050 cfs during the specified times.
	Special release for the Western States Endurance Run (June 23 and 24).  See Note 1 below for details.
	Special release for the Tevis Cup trail ride (August 4).  See Note 2 below for details.

Note: All information provided by Placer County Water Agency and/or PG&E.

 

May 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12   1000 cfs  8am - noon
13   1000 cfs  8am - noon	14   1000 cfs  8am - noon	15   1000 cfs  8am - noon	16   1000 cfs  8am - noon	17   1000 cfs  8am - noon	18   1000 cfs  8am - noon	19   1000 cfs  8am - noon
20   1000 cfs  8am - noon	21   1000 cfs  8am - noon	22   1000 cfs  8am - noon	23   1000 cfs  8am - noon	24   1000 cfs  8am - noon	25   1000 cfs  8am - noon	26   1000 cfs  8am - noon
27   1000 cfs  8am - noon	28   1000 cfs  8am - noon	29   1000 cfs  8am - noon	30   1000 cfs  8am - noon	31   1000 cfs  8am - noon

 

June 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1   1000 cfs  8am - noon	2   1000 cfs  8am - noon
3   1000 cfs  8am - noon	4   1000 cfs  8am - noon	5   1000 cfs  8am - noon	6   1000 cfs  8am - noon	7   1000 cfs  8am - noon	8   1000 cfs  8am - noon	9   1000 cfs  8am - noon
10   1000 cfs  8am - noon	11   1000 cfs  8am - noon	12   1000 cfs  8am - noon	13   1000 cfs  8am - noon	14   1000 cfs  8am - noon	15   1000 cfs  8am - noon	16   1000 cfs  8am - noon
17   1000 cfs  8am - noon	18   1000 cfs  8am - noon	19   1000 cfs  8am - noon	20   1000 cfs  8am - noon	21   1000 cfs  8am - noon	22   1000 cfs  8am - noon	23   W.S. Run  See Note 1
24   1000 cfs  8am - noon	25   1000 cfs  8am - noon	26   1000 cfs  8am - noon	27   1000 cfs  8am - noon	28   1000 cfs  8am - noon	29   1000 cfs  8am - noon	30   1000 cfs  8am - noon

 

July 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1   1000 cfs  8am - noon	2   1000 cfs  8am - noon	3   1000 cfs  8am - noon	4   1000 cfs  8am - noon	5   1000 cfs  8am - noon	6   1000 cfs  8am - noon	7   1000 cfs  8am - noon
8   1000 cfs  8am - noon	9   1000 cfs  8am - noon	10   1000 cfs  8am - noon	11   1000 cfs  8am - noon	12   1000 cfs  8am - noon	13   1000 cfs  8am - noon	14   1000 cfs  8am - noon
15   1000 cfs  8am - noon	16   1000 cfs  8am - noon	17   1000 cfs  8am - noon	18   1000 cfs  8am - noon	19   1000 cfs  8am - noon	20   1000 cfs  8am - noon	21   1000 cfs  8am - noon
22   1000 cfs  8am - noon	23   1000 cfs  8am - noon	24   1000 cfs  8am - noon	25   1000 cfs  8am - noon	26   1000 cfs  8am - noon	27   1000 cfs  8am - noon	28   1000 cfs  8am - noon
29   1000 cfs  8am - noon	30   1000 cfs  8am - noon	31   1000 cfs  8am - noon

 

August 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1   1000 cfs  8am - noon	2   1000 cfs  8am - noon	3   1000 cfs  8am - noon	4   Tevis Cup  See Note 2
5   1000 cfs  8am - noon	6   1000 cfs  8am - noon	7   1000 cfs  8am - noon	8   1000 cfs  8am - noon	9   1000 cfs  8am - noon	10   1000 cfs  8am - noon	11   1000 cfs  8am - noon
12   1000 cfs  8am - noon	13   1000 cfs  8am - noon	14   1000 cfs  8am - noon	15   1000 cfs  8am - noon	16   1000 cfs  8am - noon	17   1000 cfs  8am - noon	18   1000 cfs  8am - noon
19   1000 cfs  8am - noon	20   1000 cfs  8am - noon	21   1000 cfs  8am - noon	22   1000 cfs  8am - noon	23   1000 cfs  8am - noon	24   1000 cfs  8am - noon	25   1000 cfs  8am - noon
26   1000 cfs  8am - noon	27   1000 cfs  8am - noon	28   1000 cfs  8am - noon	29   1000 cfs  8am - noon	30   1000 cfs  8am - noon	31   1000 cfs  8am - noon

 

September 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1   1000 cfs  8am - noon
2   1000 cfs  8am - noon	3   1000 cfs  8am - noon	4   1000 cfs  8am - noon	5   1000 cfs  8am - noon	6   1000 cfs  8am - noon	7   1000 cfs  8am - noon	8   1000 cfs  8am - noon
9   1000 cfs  8am - noon	10   1000 cfs  8am - noon	11   1000 cfs  8am - noon	12   1000 cfs  8am - noon	13   1000 cfs  8am - noon	14   1000 cfs  8am - noon	15   1000 cfs  8am - noon
16   1000 cfs  8am - noon	17   1000 cfs  8am - noon	18   1000 cfs  8am - noon	19   1000 cfs  8am - noon	20   1000 cfs  8am - noon	21   1000 cfs  8am - noon	22   1000 cfs  8am - noon
23   1000 cfs  8am - noon	24   1000 cfs  8am - noon	25   1000 cfs  8am - noon	26   1000 cfs  8am - noon	27   1000 cfs  8am - noon	28   1000 cfs  8am - noon	29   1000 cfs  8am - noon
30   1000 cfs  8am - noon

Water Management Issues:

Sat, June 23:
5 am	Begin ramping up Oxbow flow.
7 am	Reach full load at Oxbow of 1000 cfs.
10:00 am	Begin slow ramping down Oxbow flow.
10:30 am	Oxbow flow at 800 cfs.
11:00 am	Oxbow flow at 300 cfs.
11:30 am	Oxbow flow at 200 cfs.
noon	Oxbow at minimum flow of less than 200 cfs.

Sun, June 24:
5am	Normal boatable releases resume, yielding 1000 to 1050 cfs from 8 am to noon.

2.  The Tevis Cup was held August 4 this year.  The release schedule during this time was supposed to be:

Sat, August 4:
5 am	Begin ramping up Oxbow flow.
8 am	Reach full load at Oxbow of 1000 cfs.
11 am	Begin ramping down Oxbow flow to 250 cfs. and maintain a maximum of 250 cfs until 11 pm.

Sun, August 5:
5am	Normal boatable releases resume, yielding 1000 to 1050 cfs from 8 am to noon.