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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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Oregon Rivers  THU WED TUE 
Time 09/02/10 09/01/10 08/31/10 BBS Comments
Chetco  Near Brookings   noon 105  110  115    
Illinois  Near Kerby   noon 65  68  70    
Applegate  Above Applegate Lake (est)   9am   53  68   May 8 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Carberry Creek  Above Applegate Lake (est)   noon   Low  Low   2008  
Applegate  Below Applegate Dam   noon   340  360    
Klamath  J.C. Boyle Schedule   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Klamath  Below J.C. Boyle Plant   noon 1,800  1,850  1,800    
No. Rogue  Above North Fork Res (est)   avg   400  430   Aug 30 90% confidence actual flow is between 320 and 480 cfs
No. Rogue  Above Lost Creek Lake   noon 800  700  750   2009 Water 50°F
Mi. Rogue  Above Butte Falls Rd   n/a        May 16 No estimate for this time of year
So. Rogue  Below Imnaha Creek   noon 29  46  77    
So. Rogue  Below MF Confluence   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Rogue  Inflow Lost Creek Lake (est)   avg   1,000  1,050   Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Big Butte Creek  Near McLeod   noon 56  56  54    
Elk Creek  Above Rogue River   noon 11  16  19   Water 68°F
Rogue  At Raygold   noon 2,500  2,500  2,700   Aug 11 Water 59°F
Rogue  At Grants Pass   noon 2,150  2,300  2,350   Water 64°F
Rogue  Near Agness   noon 2,800  2,900  2,900   2006 Water 64°F
So. Coquille  At Powers   noon 46  46  45    
No. Umpqua  Above Copeland Creek   noon 825  825  850   Water 53°F
Canton Creek  Above Steamboat Creek   n/a        2007 No estimate for this time of year
Steamboat Creek  Below Canton Creek   noon 52  55  76    
No. Umpqua  Below Steamboat Creek   noon   500  575   2009  
No. Umpqua  At Winchester   noon 850  900  875    
So. Umpqua  At Tiller   noon 76  87  100   2010  
Umpqua  Near Elkton   noon 1,300  1,200  1,100    
Siuslaw  Near Mapleton   noon 3.29ft  3.31ft  3.40ft    
Alsea  Near Tidewater   noon 165  195  185    
Siletz  Near Siletz   noon 215  450  125    
Nestucca  Below Beaver   noon   340  92    
Trask  Near Tillamook   noon 180  390  125    
Wilson  Near Tillamook   noon 110  205  66    
Nehalem  Near Foss   noon 360  360  280    
Mi. Willamette  Below Hills Creek Res   noon 1,700  1,700  1,700   Water 64°F
Mi. Willamette  Inflow Lookout Point Res (est)   avg   2,200  1,950   Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Mi. Willamette  NF MF at Westfir   n/a        Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Fall Creek  Inflow Fall Creek Res (est)   avg   10  60   Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Winberry Creek  Near Lowell   noon 10  8  10   Water 58°F
Fall Creek  Release Fall Creek Res   noon   85      
Row River  Above Dorena Lake   noon 76  79  94    
Row River  Release Dorena Lake   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
McKenzie  Below Trail Bridge Dam   noon 725  750  725    
So. McKenzie  Above Cougar Res   noon 225  225  220   Water 49°F
McKenzie  Near Vida   noon 2,400  2,450  2,400   Water 53°F
Breitenbush  Near Detroit   noon 165  180  155   Water 50°F
No. Santiam  Below Boulder Creek   noon 500  550  480   Water 52°F
No. Santiam  At Niagara   noon 1,300  1,350  1,300   2007 Water 55°F
Li. No. Santiam  Near Mehama   noon 64  53  37   Water 59°F
No. Santiam  At Mehama   noon 1,550  1,500  1,400    
So. Santiam  Below Cascadia   noon 96  89  77    
Quartzville Cr  Near Cascadia   noon 43  50  29   Water 58°F
Mi. Santiam  Above Green Peter Lake (est)   avg   130  320   Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Wiley Creek  Near Foster   noon 16  14  15    
So. Yamhill  Near Willamina   noon   31  33    
Collawash  Below Hot Springs Fork   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Clackamas  At Three Lynx   noon 775  800  725    
Clackamas  At Estacada   noon 975  1,100  850   Water 58°F
Sandy  Below Bull Run River   noon 675  950  430    
W. Fk Hood  Above East Fork   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Hood  At Tucker Bridge   noon 350  450  235    
Deschutes  Below Wickiup Reservoir   noon 1,450  1,500  1,500   Water 59°F
Deschutes  At Benham Falls   noon   1,950  2,000    
Deschutes  Below Bend   noon   165  190    
Deschutes  Near Culver   noon 625  600  600   Water 55°F
Crooked  At Smith Rock State Park   noon 125  125  125   Water 60°F
Crooked  At Crooked River Ranch   noon 220  225  230    
Crooked  Below Opal Springs   noon 1,400  1,400  1,350   Water 56°F
Metolius  Above Lake Billy Chinook   noon 1,450  1,450  1,450   Water 46°F
Deschutes  At Moody   noon 4,600  4,500  4,500    
No. John Day  At Monument   noon 115  105  97    
John Day  At Service Creek   noon 140  135  130    
Umatilla  Near Umatilla   noon   95  91    
Owyhee  Near Rome   noon 155  140  140   2009  
Grande Ronde  At Troy   noon 925  875  700    
Snake  Below Hells Canyon Dam   noon 8,750  9,000  9,000    
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Washington Rivers  THU WED TUE 
Time 09/02/10 09/01/10 08/31/10 BBS Comments
Spokane  At Spokane   noon 925  950  900    
Chewuch  At Winthrop   noon 115  125  120    
Methow  Near Pateros   noon 525  525  525    
Stehekin  At Stehekin   noon 700  1,050  575    
Entiat  Near Ardenvoir   noon 140  155  145    
Mad  Above Camp Nine   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Little Wenatchee  Below Rainy Creek   avg   165  115    
Chiwawa  Near Plain   noon 195  230  180    
Nason Creek  Near Mouth   avg   76  53    
Icicle Creek  Above Snow Creek (est)   noon     Low   Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-3000 cfs
Wenatchee  At Peshastin   noon 875  775  725    
Peshastin Creek  Near Wenatchee Confluence   avg   30  21    
Cle Elum  Inflow Cle Elum Lake   10am   310  675    
Cle Elum  Below Cle Elum Dam   noon 1,400  1,600  1,900    
Teanaway  Below Forks   noon   67  31    
Bumping  Below Bumping Dam   noon 215  215  215    
American  Near Nile   noon 83  91  77    
Naches  Near Cliffdell   noon   480  380    
Tieton  At Rimrock   noon 1,300  1,300  1,300    
Joseph Creek  Near Mouth   noon   23  22    
Palouse  At Hooper   noon 26  26  22    
Klickitat  Near Glenwood (est)   6am Low  Low  Low   Estimate is outside the model's range of 500-5000 cfs
Little Klickitat  Near Wahkiacus   avg   33  31    
Klickitat  Near Pitt   noon 775  750  725    
White Salmon  Below Trout Lake Creek   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
White Salmon  At BZ Corner (est)   10am 420  480  370   90% confidence actual flow is between 350 and 480 cfs
White Salmon  Below Northwestern Lake   noon 650  750  575    
Li. White Salmon  At Willard Fish Hatchery (est)   noon 180  210  160   84% confidence actual flow is between 145 and 220 cfs
Wind River  At Stabler   avg   116.00ft  95.40ft    
Panther Creek  Near Carson   noon   83  79    
Rock Creek  At Stevenson   avg   34.30ft  11.00ft    
Washougal  At Hathaway Park   noon   450  37    
Muddy River  Below Clear Creek   noon 225  300  190    
Canyon Creek  Near Amboy   noon 51  95  35    
E. Fk Lewis  Near Heisson   noon 120  370  62    
Cowlitz  At Packwood   noon 750  1,250  575    
Cispus  Near Randle   noon 525  625  450    
Tilton  Near Cinebar   noon 140  280  85    
Toutle  At Tower Road   noon   1,100  390    
Germany Creek  At Mouth   avg   31  15    
Grays  Below Hwy-4 Bridge   avg   160      
Chehalis  Near Doty   noon   78  36    
Queets  Near Clearwater   noon 1,000  2,300  925   Falling 18 cfs/hr
Soleduck  Near Quillayute   avg     225    
Elwha  Above Lake Mills   noon 470  600  450    
Dungeness  Near Sequim   noon 250  270  250    
Big Quilcene  Near Mouth   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Dosewallips  At Brinnon   avg   245  200    
No. Skokomish  Below Staircase   noon 105  130  105    
So. Skokomish  Near Union   noon 100  120  94    
Nisqually  At La Grande   noon 1,000  1,000  850    
Nisqually  At McKenna   noon 1,050  1,150  800    
So. Prairie Creek  At South Prairie   noon 205  310  145    
Carbon  Near Fairfax   noon 330  575  130    
Puyallup  At Alderton   noon 46.94ft  47.74ft  45.93ft    
White  Below Clearwater River   noon 1,400  1,950  1,100    
Green  Near Palmer   noon 300  260  175    
No. Snoqualmie  Near Snoqualmie Falls   noon 380  1,350  69    
Mi. Snoqualmie  Near Tanner   noon 775  2,200  200    
So. Snoqualmie  Near Garcia   noon 135  300  63   Falling 3 cfs/hr
Raging River  Near Fall City   noon 19  54  10    
Skykomish  Near Gold Bar   noon 2,100  4,300  750    
Sultan  Below Powerplant   noon 400  625  270    
Squire Creek  At Squire Creek Park (est)   avg     28    
Deer Creek  Near Oso   avg   320  66    
So. Stillaguamish  Near Granite Falls   noon   2,700  70    
Canyon Creek  Near Masonic Park (est)   avg   800  230    
Jim Creek  At Whites Road   avg     22    
Pilchuck Creek  At I-5 Bridge   avg   200  17    
Skagit  At Marblemount   noon 2,200  2,600  2,600   Water 52°F
Cascade  At Marblemount   noon 625  1,050  440    
Sauk  Above White Chuck River   noon 550  1,200  280   Falling 13 cfs/hr
Sauk  Near Sauk   noon 2,300  4,800  1,400   Falling 40 cfs/hr
No. Nooksack  Below Cascade Creek   noon 575  825  550   Water 47°F
Mi. Nooksack  Near Deming   noon 210  310  190   Water 48°F
So. Nooksack  At Saxon Bridge   noon 180  390  120   Water 55°F
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Idaho Rivers  THU WED TUE 
Time 09/02/10 09/01/10 08/31/10 BBS Comments
Snake  Near Irwin   noon 6,000  8,250  8,500   2008 Water 60°F
Henrys Fork  Near Ashton   noon 1,400  1,600  1,700    
Falls River  Near Squirrel   noon 215  220  225    
Teton  Near Driggs   noon 360  360  370    
Teton  Near St. Anthony   noon 725  750  750    
Blackfoot  Near Shelley   noon 500  500  500    
Snake  At Milner River Only   noon 225  225  225    
Snake  At Milner Total Flow   noon   725  725    
Camas Creek  Near Blaine   noon 1  1  1    
Bruneau  Near Hot Springs   noon 67  64  61   Water 70°F
Owyhee  Near Rome   noon 155  140  140   2009  
Boise  Near Twin Springs   noon 460  450  460    
So. Boise  Below Anderson Ranch Dam   noon 600  600  600   2007  
Boise  At Glenwood Bridge   noon 800  800  825    
No. Payette  At McCall   noon 59  59  59   2008  
No. Payette  At Cascade   noon 1,500  1,600  1,600   2008 Water 63°F
No. Payette  At Otters Run (est)   noon     1,750   90% confidence actual flow is between 1700 and 1800 cfs
Mi. Payette  Near Crouch   noon 130  140  130   2008  
Deadwood  Below Deadwood Dam   noon 3  3  3   2008  
So. Payette  At Lowman   noon 420  430  450   2008  
So. Payette  Near Garden Valley (est)   noon 490  500  500   2008 90% confidence actual flow is between 420 and 575 cfs
So. Payette  Below Deer Creek (est)   noon 575  575  575   2008 90% confidence actual flow is between 490 and 675 cfs
Payette  Near Horseshoe Bend   noon 2,200  2,250  2,350   2008  
Snake  Below Hells Canyon Dam   noon 8,750  9,000  9,000    
Salmon  Near Clayton   noon 500  525  525    
Mi. Salmon  At Middle Fork Lodge   noon 1.89ft  1.92ft  1.87ft   2008  
Johnson Creek  At Yellow Pine   noon 125  120  120    
So. Salmon  At Krassel   noon 240  245  230    
Little Salmon  At Riggins   noon 270  225  220    
Salmon  At White Bird   noon 5,250  4,900  4,700   2005 Water 61°F
No. Clearwater  Near Canyon Ranger Stn   noon 1,400  1,250  900   Water 55°F
Lochsa  Near Lowell   noon 725  800  500    
Selway  Near Lowell   noon 1,050  900  700    
So. Clearwater  At Stites   noon 440  250  240    
Saint Joe  At Red Ives Ranger Stn   noon 105  130  89    
Saint Joe  At Calder   noon 650  750  490    
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Montana Rivers  THU WED TUE 
Time 09/02/10 09/01/10 08/31/10 BBS Comments
No. Blackfoot  Near Ovando   noon 195  195  190    
Blackfoot  Near Bonner   noon 675  625  625   Water 55°F
Clark Fork  At St. Regis   noon 2,800  2,600  2,600   2008 Water 56°F
Prospect Creek  At Thompson Falls   noon 61  63  62    
No. Flathead  Near Columbia Falls   noon 1,200  1,150  1,100   Water 51°F
Mi. Flathead  Near West Glacier   noon 975  850  800    
So. Flathead  Above Hungry Horse Res   noon 600  525  500    
Swan  Near Bigfork   noon 625  600  600    
Flathead  Near Polson   noon 5,500  5,500  5,500    
Kootenai  Below Libby Dam   noon 8,000  8,250  7,000    
Yaak  Above Kootenai Confluence   noon 185  160  145    
Madison  Below Hebgen Lake   noon 875  875  900   Water 61°F
Madison  Below Ennis Lake   noon 3,300  3,100  2,900   Water 57°F
Gallatin  Near Gallatin Gateway   noon 550  550  575    
Yellowstone  At Corwin Springs   noon 2,150  2,150  2,200    
Yellowstone  Near Livingston   noon 2,700  2,600  2,600   Water 56°F
Boulder  At Big Timber   noon 340  230  245    
Stillwater  Near Absarokee   noon 650  625  675   Water 55°F
West Rosebud Cr  Near Roscoe   noon 200  200  200    
Rock Creek  Near Red Lodge   noon 210  210  215    
CF Yellowstone  Near Belfry   noon 195  185  195    
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Wyoming Rivers  THU WED TUE 
Time 09/02/10 09/01/10 08/31/10 BBS Comments
CF Yellowstone  Near Belfry   noon 195  185  195    
Yellowstone  Below Yellowstone Lake   noon 1,450  1,500  1,550    
Mi. Powder  Near Barnum   noon 8  6  6    
North Platte  Near Northgate   noon 110  120  110    
Encampment  Near Encampment   noon 78  84  115    
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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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