Dreamflows Daily Report for Mon, Feb 8, 2010 California and Nevada
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	This flow information reflects conditions only at the time measurements were taken.  Flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates based on other flow values, and may therefore be wildly inaccurate (see Estimate Information).  In addition, release changes, rainfall or snowmelt can cause dramatic changes to all flows.  Therefore, actual flows may differ significantly from the ones listed here.

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California North Coast								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
No. Smith		At Gasquet (est)				noon		1,450		1,650		1,950	Feb 8		85% confidence actual flow is between 1250 and 1700 cfs + Falling 7 cfs/hr
Mi. Smith		At Gasquet (est)				noon		775		875		1,050	Feb 8		85% confidence actual flow is between 650 and 900 cfs + Falling 4 cfs/hr
Smith		Steel Pipe At Gasquet				8am		9.60ft		9.90ft		10.30ft	Feb 8		Water 44°F
Smith		At Oregon Hole Gorge (est)				noon		2,400		2,700		3,200	Feb 8		90% confidence actual flow is between 1900 and 2900 cfs + Falling 7 cfs/hr
So. Smith		Near Hiouchi (est)				noon		2,000		2,250		2,700	2009		90% confidence actual flow is between 1700 and 2300 cfs + Falling 6 cfs/hr
Smith		At Jedediah Smith				noon		4,400		4,900		6,000	2009		Falling 12 cfs/hr
Klamath		J.C. Boyle Schedule				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Klamath		Below J.C. Boyle Plant				noon		1,850		1,900		1,850
Klamath		Below Iron Gate Dam				noon		1,300		1,300		1,300	Sep 3
Shasta		Near Yreka				noon		165		165		165
Klamath		Below Seiad Valley				noon		2,450		2,500		2,600	Sep 11		Falling 4 cfs/hr
Kidder Creek		Below Babs Fork				n/a									No estimate for this time of year
Scott		Near Fort Jones				noon		470		525		575	2009
Indian Creek		Near Happy Camp (Klamath)				noon		575		650		750			Falling 4 cfs/hr
Klamath		At Orleans				noon		7,750		8,500		9,500	2009
Klamath		At Klamath Glen				noon		22,000		25,000		29,000			Water 48°F
No. Salmon		Near Forks of Salmon (est)				noon		410		450		490	Dec 30		90% confidence actual flow is between 330 and 500 cfs
So. Salmon		At Forks of Salmon (est)				noon		525		550		600	2009		90% confidence actual flow is between 410 and 625 cfs + Falling 2 cfs/hr
Salmon		At Somes Bar				noon		1,650		1,800		1,950	2009		Falling 6 cfs/hr
Coffee Creek		Above Trinity River				n/a							2009		No estimate for this time of year
Trinity		Above Coffee Creek				noon		450		550		725	2008		Falling 5 cfs/hr
Trinity		Inflow Clair Engle Lake				avg				410		440
Trinity		Below Lewiston Dam				noon		280		280		280	Sep 11		Schedule + Water 46°F
Trinity		At Douglas City				noon		975		1,150		1,350	Sep 11		Water 44°F
Indian Creek		Near Douglas City				noon		140		185		230
No. Trinity		At Helena				11am		675		825		1,100	2008		Falling 10 cfs/hr
Trinity		At Pigeon Point				noon		2,350		2,900		3,500	Jan 24
Trinity		At Cedar Flat				11am		3,100		3,700		4,500	Dec 6
New River		At Denny				n/a							2008		No estimate for this time of year
New River		New River Gorge				n/a							2008		Recent trends + Flow currently unavailable
Hayfork Creek		At Hyampom (est)				noon		1,200		1,500		1,750			83% confidence actual flow is between 975 and 1450 cfs + Falling 11 cfs/hr
So. Trinity		At Forest Glen				n/a									No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity		Below Hyampom				noon		3,300		4,000		4,800			Falling 30 cfs/hr
Trinity		At Hoopa				noon		10,000		11,500		13,500	Sep 11		Water 47°F + Falling 74 cfs/hr
Redwood Creek		At Hwy 299				noon		330		390		380	2009
Redwood Creek		At Orick				noon		1,200		1,500		1,400	2009		Falling 9 cfs/hr
Mad River		Above Ruth Lake				noon		440		550		725			Falling 5 cfs/hr
Mad River		At Arcata				noon		3,100		3,900		4,100	2009		Falling 25 cfs/hr
Van Duzen		At Bridgeville				noon		1,700		2,300		3,000	2009		Falling 20 cfs/hr
Mi. Eel		Near Dos Rios				noon		3,100		3,600		4,300			Falling 22 cfs/hr
So. Eel		At Leggett				noon		1,350		1,600		1,850	2009		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Eel		Rel Lake Pillsbury				avg				2,000		2,400	2009
Eel		Inflow Van Arsdale				n/a							2009		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Eel		Below Outlet Creek (rough)				9am		3,200		4,400		5,500	Jan 31		72% confidence actual flow is between 2100 and 4400 cfs + Falling 25 cfs/hr
Eel		At Fort Seward				2pm		10,000		13,500		16,500	2009		Falling 96 cfs/hr
Eel		At Scotia				2pm		17,000		22,000		26,000	2009		Falling 107 cfs/hr
Mattole		Near Ettersburg				noon		950		1,100		1,250	2009		Falling 8 cfs/hr
Noyo River		Below South Fork				noon		430		480		525			Falling 2 cfs/hr
Rancheria Creek		At Mountain View Rd (rough)				noon		450		550		675	Feb 8		80% confidence actual flow is between 290 and 600 cfs + Falling 4 cfs/hr
Navarro		Near Navarro				noon		1,300		1,550		1,800	2008		Falling 7 cfs/hr
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California Central/South Coast								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
E. Fk Russian		Above Lake Mendocino				noon		500		600		850
Big Sulphur Cr		At Geysers Resort				noon		85		110		180
Big Sulphur Cr		Near Cloverdale				noon		380		450		600	Jan 18		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Russian		At Hopland				noon		825		1,000		1,500			Rising 10 cfs/hr
Russian		Near Cloverdale				noon		1,400		1,900		2,500	Jan 23		Falling 14 cfs/hr
Russian		Near Healdsburg				noon		3,000		4,300		5,500	2009
Mark West Creek		Near Santa Rosa				n/a							Jan 26		Flow currently unavailable
Napa		Near Napa				noon		525		825		825	2009		Falling 9 cfs/hr
Arroyo Mocho		Near Livermore				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Arroyo Valle		Above Lake Del Valle				noon		32		36		36	2009
Arroyo Hondo		Near San Jose				noon		61		80		50			Water 49°F
Alameda Creek		Near Niles				noon		100		130		310	2006		Water 52°F
Pescadero Creek		Near Pescadero				noon		120		160		240
San Lorenzo		At Felton				noon		410		625		1,400	Jan 25		Falling 5 cfs/hr
San Lorenzo		At Santa Cruz				noon		380		575		1,350			Falling 5 cfs/hr
Carmel		At Robles Del Rio				noon		410		460		490
Carmel		Near Carmel				noon		410		440		390
Big Sur		Near Big Sur				noon		390		420		525
Arroyo Seco		Near Greenfield				noon		8.97ft		9.23ft		10.04ft	Feb 1
Arroyo Seco		Near Soledad				noon		950		1,200		1,950			Falling 12 cfs/hr
Cuyama		Below Buckhorn Canyon				noon		225		185		225			Water 46°F
Santa Ynez		Below Los Laureles Canyon				noon		195		330		440
Piru Creek		Above Pyramid Lake				noon		125		170		310
Piru Creek		Above Lake Piru				noon		370		470		350	2008		Falling 4 cfs/hr
Piru Creek		Below Lake Piru				noon		5		5		5
Sespe Creek		Near Fillmore				noon		430		600		1,100			Falling 5 cfs/hr
Santa Margarita		Near Temecula				noon		64		225		2,500			Water 55°F + Falling 2 cfs/hr
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California Sacramento Valley								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
Sacramento		Below Box Canyon Dam				n/a							2009		Flow currently unavailable
Sacramento		At Delta				noon		3,800		5,000		7,250	Dec 19		Falling 61 cfs/hr
McCloud		Inflow McCloud Res				noon		825		875		900	2009		Falling 4 cfs/hr
McCloud		At Ah-Di-Na				noon		380		480		625	Nov 27
McCloud		At Shasta Lake				noon		2,500		3,600		5,000	2009		Water 45°F
Pit		Above Pit 1 Powerhouse				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Pit		Below Pit 1 Powerhouse				noon		1,650		1,650		1,750	2009
Pit		Below Pit 4 Dam				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Pit		At Big Bend				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Clear Creek		Below Whiskeytown Lake				noon		480		600		800			Water 49°F
So. Battle Creek		Above NF Confluence				noon		54		125		480			Water 46°F + Falling 2 cfs/hr
Battle Creek		Above Baldwin Creek				noon		145		240		700			Falling 2 cfs/hr
Battle Creek		At Coleman Fish Hatchery				noon		575		725		1,750	2009		Falling 4 cfs/hr
No. Cottonwood		Above Middle Fork (rough)				noon				775		900	Jan 20		73% confidence actual flow is between 500 and 1050 cfs
Mi. Cottonwood		Above North Fork (est)				noon				1,200		1,400	2009		84% confidence actual flow is between 900 and 1500 cfs
So. Cottonwood		At Bowman Road (rough)				noon		625		950		High	2009		73% confidence actual flow is between 410 and 850 cfs + Falling 10 cfs/hr
Sacramento		At Bend Bridge				noon		11,000		16,000		28,000	2009		Water 48°F
Antelope Creek		Above Cone Grove Rd (rough)				noon		330		480		1,150			80% confidence actual flow is between 230 and 430 cfs + Falling 4 cfs/hr
Elder Creek		At Lowrey Road				noon		310		390		480	2009		Falling 4 cfs/hr
Mill Creek		At End of Canyon				noon		440		625		1,550	2009		Water 46°F + Falling 5 cfs/hr
Deer Creek		Near Vina				noon		625		900		2,050	2009		Water 46°F + Falling 7 cfs/hr
Stony Creek		Inflow Black Butte Res				noon		1,850		2,300		3,000			Falling 63 cfs/hr
Butte Creek		Near Chico				noon		825		1,250		2,350	2009		Water 47°F
No. Cache Creek		Above Indian Valley Res				noon		250		320		400			Falling 4 cfs/hr
No. Cache Creek		Rel Indian Valley Dam				noon		9		9		9
Cache Creek		Below Clear Lake				noon		5		5		5
Bear Creek		Above Cache Creek				noon		99		150		150	2008
Cache Creek		At Rumsey Bridge (Gage)				noon		420		550		525	2008
Cache Creek		At Rumsey Bridge (Calc) (est)				noon		115		175		155	2009		Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Putah Creek		Below Hwy 29				noon		460		650		1,300			Falling 6 cfs/hr
Putah Creek		Below Lake Berryessa				noon		51		56		120
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
Indian Creek		Below Indian Falls				noon		350		380		410
Spanish Creek		Near Keddie				noon		240		300		360	2009		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Eb. No. Feather		Below Virgilia (est)				noon		775		875		975	2009		90% confidence actual flow is between 625 and 925 cfs + Falling 5 cfs/hr
No. Feather		Below Rock Creek Dam				n/a							2009		Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather		Below Grizzly Creek				n/a							2007		Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather		Below Poe Dam				n/a							Nov 11		Releases + Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Feather		Below Sloat (est)				8am		390		410		460	2008		81% confidence actual flow is between 290 and 480 cfs
Mi. Feather		At Milsap Bar				noon		1,000		1,100		1,250	Feb 1
So. Feather		Rel Little Grass Valley (sched)				noon		10		10		10	Sep 22		Expect 10 cfs until Fri Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
So. Feather		Below Forbestown Div Dam (sched)				noon		5		5		5	2009		Expect 5 cfs until Fri Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
West Br Feather		At Whiskey Flat Bridge				noon		460		600		1,050			Falling 5 cfs/hr
Lavezzola Creek		Above Downie River (est)				noon		Low		Low		Low	2009
Pauley Creek		At Pauley Creek Falls (est)				noon		Low		Low		Low	2009
No. Yuba		At Sierra City (rough)				noon		Low		Low		Low	2009		Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-3000 cfs
No. Yuba		Below Goodyears Bar				noon		480		525		600	2009		Falling 2 cfs/hr
No. Yuba		Above Slate Creek				noon		775		925		1,000			Falling 7 cfs/hr
No. Yuba		Inflow New Bullards Bar (est)				avg				1,050		1,250			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
No. Yuba		Below New Bullards Bar				n/a							2008		Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Yuba		Below Jackson Meadows				noon		9		10		9	2008
Mi. Yuba		Below Milton Dam				noon		4		4		4	2008
Mi. Yuba		Below Our House Dam				noon		38		39		40	2006
So. Yuba		Near Cisco				noon		35		38		41	2009		Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Fordyce Creek		Below Fordyce Dam				noon		17		17		17	Dec 9		Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Canyon Creek		Below French Lake				noon		4		4		4	Sep 15
Canyon Creek		Below Bowman Lake				noon		7		7		9	2008
So. Yuba		At Lang Crossing				noon		23		25		30	2008		Data are preliminary and subject to revision
So. Yuba		At Hwy 49 Bridge				noon		380		480		625	2008
Yuba		Rel Englebright Dam				noon		1,150		1,150		1,150			Water 48°F
Bear		At Hwy 20 Bridge				noon		12		14		17	2008		Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear		Below Drum Afterbay				noon		6		7		7	2008		Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear		Below Dutch Flat Afterbay				noon		6		6		6	2008
Bear		At Hwy 174 Bridge				noon		245		245		245	Nov 18
No. American		Inflow Lake Clementine				noon		700		800		875	Jan 20		Falling 4 cfs/hr
Rubicon		Below Hell Hole Dam				n/a							2006		Flow currently unavailable
Mi. American		NF at Mosquito Ridge Rd (est)				noon		Low		Low		Low	2009		Estimate is outside the model's range of 500-1000 cfs
Mi. American		Above Tunnel Chute				noon		650		650		850	Oct 3
South Silver		At Autobahn				n/a							2009		Flow currently unavailable
So. Silver Cr		Below Ice House Res				n/a							Nov 25		Flow currently unavailable
So. American		Below Kyburz				noon		34		34		34	2009
So. American		Below Slab Creek Dam				noon		35		35		35	Aug 21		Rating table lookup, see Note 3
So. American		At Chili Bar				noon		2,050		1,350		2,150	Jan 26		Schedule + News and Rumors
American		Folsom Lake Elevation				noon		394.19ft		393.72ft		393.21ft	2008
American		Below Lake Natoma				noon		1,650		1,700		1,650	2009
Mi. Cosumnes		At Mt Aukum Rd				noon		125		135		135	2009
Cosumnes		At Michigan Bar				noon		420		525		500			Falling 3 cfs/hr
No. Mokelumne		Salt Springs Inflow				n/a							2008		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
No. Mokelumne		Below Salt Springs Res				n/a							2009		Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne		Above Tiger Cr Afterbay				n/a							2009		Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne		Below Tiger Creek Dam				n/a							2009		Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne		Below West Point P.H.				n/a							2008		Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne		Below Electra Powerhouse				n/a							Sep 16		Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne		Inflow Pardee Res (est)				noon		1,050		675		1,200	Oct 4		Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Calaveras		Rel New Hogan				noon		20		22		21
Highland Creek		Near No. Stan Confluence				4pm		53		71		110
No. Stanislaus		At Avery				4pm		180		235		260	Sep 17		Water 41°F
Mi. Stanislaus		Inflow Donnell Lake (est)				avg				185		195			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Mi. Stanislaus		At Mount Knight				n/a									Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Stanislaus		At Camp Nine				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Stanislaus		Inflow New Melones Lake (est)				avg				1,000		1,150			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Stanislaus		At Orange Blossom Bridge				noon		800		500		390	2007		Water 50°F
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
Tuolumne		Above Hetch Hetchy Res				noon		155		170		180			Water 37°F
Tuolumne		Below Hetch Hetchy				noon		64		64		64			Water 45°F
Tuolumne		Above Early Intake				noon		130		150		150			Water 45°F
Cherry Creek		Above Cherry Lake (est)				noon		270		235			2009		Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Cherry Creek		Below Cherry Lake				noon		7		7		8	2006		Water 43°F
Cherry Creek		Above Holm Powerhouse				noon		61		72		78	2006		Water 41°F
Cherry Creek		Below Holm Powerhouse				10am		550		410		400	Aug 17		Water 45°F
Tuolumne		Below Early Intake				10am		130		155		135	Aug 17		Water 45°F
Tuolumne		At Mushroom (est)				11am		675		575		550	Aug 17		90% confidence actual flow is between 650 and 725 cfs
Mi. Tuolumne		Above So. Fork Confluence				noon		41		49		57	2009
So. Tuolumne		At Rainbow Pool				noon		93		110		150
Tuolumne		At Merals Pool (est)				noon		825		725		750	Feb 4		90% confidence actual flow is between 775 and 850 cfs
Clavey		Near Hunter Bend				n/a							2009		No estimate for this time of year
Tuolumne		Inflow New Don Pedro Res				avg				1,400		1,850	2009
Tuolumne		Outflow New Don Pedro Res				avg				360		270			Reservoir elevation 784.64 ft
Merced		At Pohono Bridge				noon		170		185		190	2007
So. Merced		At Wawona				10am		85		99		135	2008
So. Merced		At Hwy 140 Bridge				n/a							2008		No estimate for this time of year
Merced		Below Briceburg				noon		650		725		725	2007
Merced		Inflow Lake McClure (est)				avg				1,150		1,350	2007		Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Fresno		Above Hensley Lake				noon		210		340		210	2009		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Mi. San Joaquin		At Devil's Postpile				n/a							2006		Flow currently unavailable
San Joaquin		At Miller Crossing				n/a							2009		No estimate for this time of year
Mono Creek		Below Lake Edison				noon		460		480		480	2008
So. San Joaquin		Below Florence Lake				noon		31		31		31	2006
San Joaquin		Below Mammoth Pool Res				noon		18		19		23	2006
San Joaquin		Chawanakee Gorge				noon		0		0		0	2006
No. Willow Creek		Near Sugar Pine				n/a							2006		Flow currently unavailable
San Joaquin		Below Redinger Lake				noon		34		34		34	2006
San Joaquin		At Horseshoe Bend				n/a							2006		Flow currently unavailable
San Joaquin		At Patterson Bend				noon		34		34		34	2006
San Joaquin		At Squaw Leap Falls				n/a							2006		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
San Joaquin		Inflow Millerton Lake				avg				1,950		1,200	2006
Dinkey Creek		At Dinkey Meadow				n/a									No estimate for this time of year
Dinkey Creek		Above North Fork Kings				n/a							2009		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
No. Kings		Below Balch Diversion Dam				noon		12		15		15	2007
No. Kings		Above Dinkey Creek				noon		2.98ft		2.57ft		2.79ft	Dec 25
No. Kings		Below Dinkey Creek				noon		725		575		775	2008
So. Kings		Below Cedar Grove (est)				8am		Low		Low		Low			Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
Kings		At Rodgers Crossing (est)				noon		675		800		725	Nov 18		90% confidence actual flow is between 650 and 700 cfs
Kings		Inflow Pine Flat Res (est)				3pm		1,550		1,550		2,800			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Kings		Rel Pine Flat Lake				noon		51		51		63
Mill Creek		Above Kings River				noon		86		135		54
No. Kaweah		At Kaweah (est)				noon		Low		Low		Low			Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
Kaweah		At Three Rivers				4pm		390		460		750	2007
Kaweah		Inflow Terminus Res				noon		450		675		650	2009
Kaweah		Below Terminus Dam				noon		9		10		34
Tule		Near Springville				noon		240		350		245
Tule		Inflow Lake Success				noon		310		470		300
No. Kern		At Kernville				noon		450		500		525	2007
So. Kern		Near Onyx				noon		71		78		74	2009
Kern		Above Borel Powerhouse				noon		27		27		27	2006		Water 48°F
Kern		Rel Lake Isabella				noon		210		215		210	2008
Kern		Below Democrat				n/a							2006		No estimate for this time of year
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California Sierra - East Slope								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
Susan		At Susanville				noon		105		105		110
Truckee		Below Lake Tahoe				noon		10		19		25
Truckee		Near Truckee				noon		38		35		33	2006
Truckee		At Boca Bridge				10am		180		175		175
Truckee		Near Floriston				noon		195		195		195	2008
E. Fk Carson		Near Markleeville				noon		95		97		97	2008
E. Fk Carson		Near Gardnerville				noon		125		125		125
West Walker		At Little Walker River				10am		54		53		54	2009
West Walker		At Walker				noon		75		76		72
East Walker		Near Bridgeport				noon		23		23		23
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Nevada Rivers								MON		SUN		SAT
						Time		02/08/10		02/07/10		02/06/10	BBS		Comments
Truckee		Near Floriston				noon		195		195		195	2008
Truckee		At Reno				noon		190		190		185
E. Fk Carson		Near Markleeville				noon		95		97		97	2008
E. Fk Carson		Near Gardnerville				noon		125		125		125
Carson		Near Carson City				noon		200		210		200
West Walker		At Little Walker River				10am		54		53		54	2009
West Walker		At Walker				noon		75		76		72
East Walker		Near Bridgeport				noon		23		23		23
Lower Colorado		Release Hoover Dam				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
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• Flow colors:  15  frozen,  15  low,  15  okay,  15  high,  15  unknown.  The values that determine if a flow is marked "low", "okay" or "high" are available on the Trigger Levels page.  Note: these colors give a general, catch-all classification for the flow at each location, as an aid to selecting potential runs.  However, flow ranges are very subjective, particularly with respect to craft type, so be sure to consult a guidebook before selecting a run.  Note also that a "low" or "high" classification means just that - "low" or "high".  Whether or not it also means "unrunnable" depends on how low or high, your craft type, and your skill level - many rivers are routinely run at flows that are generally considered "low" or "high".

• All flows are in 'cfs' (cubic feet per second) unless otherwise stated.  Other units are 'ft' (gauge height in feet) and 'in' (gauge height in inches).

• Flows marked are considered by some to be at or near optimum for at least one run served by this flow site.  The values used to determine which flows are marked "optimum" are available on the Trigger Levels page. 

• Weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy/foggy, cloudy/foggy, rain, snow, smoky, windy, unknown.  Note: these icons should give you a general idea of tomorrow's weather prediction for each location on this report - but there is no substitute for clicking on the icon and getting the full NOAA weather report.

• BBS icons: - see the help page.

• Clicking on any brown, blue or red link yields additional information or functionality.  The River Name link (brown, first column) points to the corresponding Dreamflows Cross-Listing entry for this site.  The Flow Location link (blue, second column) points to the corresponding flow graph for this site.  The Estimate link (red, second column, if present) links to the river-levels page.  The Comments link (red, last column, if present) points to a corresponding bulletin board entry.

Estimate Information

All Dreamflows estimates are estimates - which means they may well be incorrect.  For this reason, don't undertake expensive or time-consuming trips based solely on the estimate (or if you do, accept the possibility of being skunked).  Always try to confirm the sanity of the estimate by means of rainfall, snowpack, similar flows in similar drainages, word of mouth, etc.

Note 1  Confidence information appearing in the Comments column of the report means Dreamflows calculated the flow using a statistically-derived model.  In that case, two things.  Firstly, that confidence information is theoretical - it's based on the available historical data, which may or may not cover the current water year type.  Secondly, a confidence of (say) 85% sounds wonderful, but don't forget that also means there's a 15% chance the actual flow will be outside the given range.  You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 2  Reservoir calculations are based on storage change.  Though useful indicators of flow trends, they can at times be amazingly inaccurate, especially if the reservoir is large.  See the Dreamflows FAQ for details.

Note 3  When gauge height is available but river flow is not, where possible, Dreamflows converts gauge height to river flow using a rating table.  The rating table used is the most currently-available, but still usually out-of-date, so the reported flow will probably be inaccurate to some extent.  You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 4  Good-faith projections by the operating utility are usually reliable, but even so the scheduled releases might not occur, or be different than projected.  Reasons for this include (but are not limited to) operational, health, safety and legal.

Note 5  Informal projections by the operating utility are usually fairly reliable, however they can (and sometimes do) change radically without notice.  It's good to take these predictions with a grain of salt.

Helpful Dreamflows Links

• The Dreamflows Bulletin Board and the Dreamflows Notes page report useful river information such as hazards, releases, access issues, etc.  A given posting may be on one but not the other, so be sure to visit both.

• The FAQ page answers some common questions.

• This report is also available in Compact and CSV formats.  See CSV Conversions to load reports into Microsoft Excel, etc.

• Dreamflows Alerts is a free service with additional features.  It will alert you when rivers of your choice are running.

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