Dreamflows Daily Report for Wed, Aug 27, 2008
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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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Colorado Rivers  WED TUE MON 
Time 08/27/08 08/26/08 08/25/08 BBS Comments
Yampa  Near Maybell   noon 225  250  250   Water 71°F
Yampa  At Deerlodge Park   noon 250  280  300   Water 69°F
Colorado  Near Kremmling   noon 1,300  1,200  1,200   Water 57°F
Colorado  Near Dotsero   noon 1,700  1,700  1,700    
Colorado  Near CO-UT State Line   noon 4,200  4,200  4,300   Water 73°F
Eagle  At Red Cliff   noon 25  28  26    
Eagle  Near Minturn   noon 67  77  84    
Eagle  Below Gypsum   noon 250  270  280    
Roaring Fork  Below Maroon Creek   noon 270  280  280    
Fryingpan  Near Thomasville   noon 75  80  77    
Crystal  Above Avalanche Creek   noon 140  145  160    
Gunnison  Below Gunnison Tunnel   noon 1,050  1,050  1,050    
San Juan  At Pagosa Springs   noon 135  125  115    
Animas  At Durango   noon 310  320  300    
North Platte  Near Northgate   noon 160  165  160    
South Platte  Near Lake George   noon 225  225  235    
No. South Platte  At Grant   noon 70  75  67    
Clear Creek  At Golden   noon 150  155  165    
Boulder Creek  Near Orodell   noon 57  64  60    
South Boulder Cr  Below Gross Reservoir   noon 115  120  120    
Cache La Poudre  At Canyon Mouth   noon 130  140  115    
Lake Creek  Above Twin Lakes Res   noon 63  66  66    
Arkansas  Below Granite   noon 245  300  310    
Arkansas  Near Nathrop   noon 460  490  500    
Arkansas  At Parkdale   noon 600  625  650    
Rio Grande  Near Lobatos   noon 62  60  71   Water 69°F
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Utah Rivers  WED TUE MON 
Time 08/27/08 08/26/08 08/25/08 BBS Comments
Colorado  Near CO-UT State Line   noon 4,200  4,200  4,300   Water 73°F
Green  Near Jensen   noon 1,850  1,850  1,900   Water 68°F
Colorado  Near Cisco   noon 3,900  4,000  4,100   Water 74°F
Fremont  Near Caineville   noon 24  26  22    
San Juan  At Mexican Hat   noon 460  480  490    
No. Virgin  Near Springdale   noon 38  40  37    
Ogden  Below Pineview Res   noon 260  260  215    
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Arizona Rivers  WED TUE MON 
Time 08/27/08 08/26/08 08/25/08 BBS Comments
Colorado  Near Lees Ferry   noon 14,000  14,000  14,000   Water 54°F
Lower Colorado  Release Hoover Dam   noon 13,000  18,500  29,000    
Salt  At Salt River Canyon   noon 350  330  280    
Salt  Above Roosevelt Lake   noon 460  360  330    
Verde  Near Camp Verde   noon 180  440  100    
Verde  Above Horseshoe Reservoir   noon 350  270  170    
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New Mexico Rivers  WED TUE MON 
Time 08/27/08 08/26/08 08/25/08 BBS Comments
Rio Grande  Below Taos Junction Br   noon 340  340  350   Water 65°F
Rio Chama  Below El Vado Dam   noon 490  490  490    
Gila  Near Gila   noon 130  95  99    
Gila  Near Redrock   noon 79  77  83    
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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.

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