Dreamflows Daily Report for Tue, Mar 16, 2010
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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  TUE MON SUN 
Time 03/16/10 03/15/10 03/14/10 BBS Comments
Yampa  Near Maybell   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
Yampa  At Deerlodge Park   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
Colorado  Near Kremmling   noon 330  370  400    
Colorado  Near Dotsero   noon 625  625  625    
Colorado  Near CO-UT State Line   noon 2,800  2,800  2,800   Water 46°F
Eagle  At Red Cliff   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
Eagle  Near Minturn   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
Eagle  Below Gypsum   noon 185  175  185    
Roaring Fork  Below Maroon Creek   noon 89  85  87    
Fryingpan  Near Thomasville   noon 23  20  21    
Crystal  Above Avalanche Creek   noon 44  41  41    
Gunnison  Below Gunnison Tunnel   noon 625  625  625    
San Juan  At Pagosa Springs   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
Animas  At Durango   noon 170  175  175    
North Platte  Near Northgate   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
South Platte  Near Lake George   noon 86  85  83    
No. South Platte  At Grant   noon 61  61  61    
Clear Creek  At Golden   noon Frozen  Frozen  Frozen    
Boulder Creek  Near Orodell   noon 13  11  13    
South Boulder Cr  Below Gross Reservoir   noon 13  65  64    
Cache La Poudre  At Canyon Mouth   noon 29  28  27    
Lake Creek  Above Twin Lakes Res   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Arkansas  Below Granite   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Arkansas  Near Nathrop   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Arkansas  At Parkdale   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Rio Grande  Near Lobatos   noon 450  330  350   Water 38°F
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Utah Rivers  TUE MON SUN 
Time 03/16/10 03/15/10 03/14/10 BBS Comments
Colorado  Near CO-UT State Line   noon 2,800  2,800  2,800   Water 46°F
Green  Near Jensen   noon 1,800  1,900  2,050   Water 40°F
Colorado  Near Cisco   noon 3,500  3,700  4,200    
Fremont  Near Caineville   noon 110  100  105   Water 45°F
San Juan  At Mexican Hat   noon 1,200  1,350  1,200   Water 45°F
No. Virgin  Near Springdale   noon 71  62  60    
Ogden  Below Pineview Res   noon 11  10  10    
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Arizona Rivers  TUE MON SUN 
Time 03/16/10 03/15/10 03/14/10 BBS Comments
Colorado  Near Lees Ferry   noon 12,000  12,000  8,750   Water 46°F
Lower Colorado  Release Hoover Dam   noon 10,000  9,250  9,250    
Salt  At Salt River Canyon   noon 1,400  1,600  1,500    
Salt  Above Roosevelt Lake   noon 2,150  2,350  2,350    
Verde  Near Camp Verde   noon 1,850  2,100  2,250    
Verde  Above Horseshoe Reservoir   noon 2,700  3,200  2,600    
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New Mexico Rivers  TUE MON SUN 
Time 03/16/10 03/15/10 03/14/10 BBS Comments
Rio Grande  Below Taos Junction Br   noon 575  675  700    
Rio Chama  Below El Vado Dam   noon 80  80  80    
Gila  Near Gila   noon 575  600  525    
Gila  Near Redrock   noon 1,000  1,050  875    
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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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