Dreamflows Daily Report for Sun, Mar 14, 2010 Northwest States
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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								SUN		SAT		FRI
						Time		03/14/10		03/13/10		03/12/10	BBS		Comments
Chetco		Near Brookings				noon		4,000		5,250		6,750
Illinois		Near Kerby				noon		2,050		2,500		1,550
Applegate		Above Applegate Lake				n/a									Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Carberry Creek		Above Applegate Lake (est)				noon				115		150	2008		Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Applegate		Below Applegate Dam				noon		145		140		140
Klamath		J.C. Boyle Schedule				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Klamath		Below J.C. Boyle Plant				noon		1,950		1,950		1,950
No. Rogue		Above North Fork Res (est)				avg				575		625	Oct 11		88% confidence actual flow is between 470 and 700 cfs
No. Rogue		Above Lost Creek Lake				noon		1,100		1,150		1,200	2009		Water 37°F
Mi. Rogue		Above Butte Falls Rd (est)				avg				Low		Low	2009		Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
So. Rogue		Below Imnaha Creek				noon		12		12		13
So. Rogue		Below MF Confluence (est)				avg				Low		Low			Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-3000 cfs
Rogue		Inflow Lost Creek Lake (est)				avg				1,350		1,400			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Big Butte Creek		Near McLeod				noon		150		190		105
Elk Creek		Above Rogue River				noon		270		320		155			Water 42°F
Rogue		At Raygold				noon		2,000		2,350		1,550			Water 43°F
Rogue		At Grants Pass				noon		2,400		3,200		1,750			Water 45°F
Rogue		Near Agness				noon		6,750		7,500		5,250	2006		Water 45°F
So. Coquille		At Powers				noon		1,600		2,450		3,800
No. Umpqua		Above Copeland Creek				noon		1,000		1,050		1,000			Water 40°F
Canton Creek		Above Steamboat Creek (est)				noon		Low		Low		Low	2007		Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-2500 cfs
Steamboat Creek		Below Canton Creek				noon		750		825		525
No. Umpqua		Below Steamboat Creek				noon		1,700		1,800		1,300	2009
No. Umpqua		At Winchester				noon		3,800		4,600		2,350
So. Umpqua		At Tiller				noon		1,100		1,250		650	Jan 11
Umpqua		Near Elkton				noon		12,000		10,500		5,250
Siuslaw		Near Mapleton				noon		8.38ft		9.33ft		9.63ft
Alsea		Near Tidewater				noon		3,300		4,500		5,500
Siletz		Near Siletz				noon		2,400		3,100		4,400
Nestucca		Below Beaver				noon		1,650		1,900		2,350
Trask		Near Tillamook				noon		1,500		1,750		2,150
Wilson		Near Tillamook				noon		1,950		2,450		3,000
Nehalem		Near Foss				noon		6,750		7,750		5,750
Mi. Willamette		Below Hills Creek Res				noon		420		420		420			Water 46°F
Mi. Willamette		Inflow Lookout Point Res (est)				avg				1,800		1,700			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				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Winberry Creek		Near Lowell				noon		150		165		105			Water 42°F
Fall Creek		Release Fall Creek Res				noon		62				71
Row River		Above Dorena Lake				noon		675		800		450
Row River		Release Dorena Lake				11am						205
McKenzie		Below Trail Bridge Dam				noon		925		950		950
So. McKenzie		Above Cougar Res				noon		410		430		440			Water 40°F
McKenzie		Near Vida				noon		3,000		3,200		3,100			Water 42°F
Breitenbush		Near Detroit				noon		420		480		500
No. Santiam		Below Boulder Creek				noon		825		850		900
No. Santiam		At Niagara				noon		1,100		1,100		1,100	2007		Water 41°F
Li. No. Santiam		Near Mehama				noon		725		925		1,100			Water 40°F
No. Santiam		At Mehama				noon		2,450		2,800		2,900
So. Santiam		Below Cascadia				noon		650		775		750
Quartzville Cr		Near Cascadia				noon		625		850		1,200			Water 41°F
Mi. Santiam		Above Green Peter Lake (est)				avg				900		975			Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Wiley Creek		Near Foster				noon		210		280		360
So. Yamhill		Near Willamina				noon		1,050		1,400		2,900
Collawash		Below Hot Springs Fork (est)				10am		600		650		725			84% confidence actual flow is between 450 and 750 cfs
Clackamas		At Three Lynx				noon		1,650		1,800		1,950
Clackamas		At Estacada				noon		2,500		2,800		3,000			Water 42°F
Sandy		Below Bull Run River				noon		1,950		2,450		2,600
W. Fk Hood		Above East Fork (est)				10am		410		450		525			80% confidence actual flow is between 330 and 500 cfs
Hood		At Tucker Bridge				noon		775		850		975
Deschutes		Below Wickiup Reservoir				11am		180		180		180			Water 41°F
Deschutes		At Benham Falls				noon		700		700		700
Deschutes		Below Bend				noon		725		750		750
Deschutes		Near Culver				noon		1,150		1,100		1,100			Water 44°F
Crooked		At Smith Rock State Park				11am		150		160		155			Water 41°F
Crooked		At Crooked River Ranch				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Crooked		Below Opal Springs				noon		1,350		1,350		1,400			Water 53°F
Metolius		Above Lake Billy Chinook				noon		1,450		1,450		1,450			Water 41°F
Deschutes		At Moody				noon		5,250		5,500		5,500
No. John Day		At Monument				noon		825		850		825
John Day		At Service Creek				noon		1,350		1,350		1,300
Umatilla		Near Umatilla				noon		320		370		340
Owyhee		Near Rome				noon		450		490		575	2009
Grande Ronde		At Troy				noon		1,400		1,450		1,400
Snake		Below Hells Canyon Dam				noon		13,500		16,500		16,000
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Washington Rivers								SUN		SAT		FRI
						Time		03/14/10		03/13/10		03/12/10	BBS		Comments
Spokane		At Spokane				noon		3,400		3,500		3,400
Chewuch		At Winthrop				noon		98		100		105
Methow		Near Pateros				noon		440		440		430
Stehekin		At Stehekin				noon		320		340		380
Entiat		Near Ardenvoir				noon		95		97		100
Mad		Above Camp Nine				avg				25		27
Little Wenatchee		Below Rainy Creek				avg				380
Chiwawa		Near Plain				noon		175		180		180
Nason Creek		Near Mouth				avg				130		135
Icicle Creek		Above Snow Creek (est)				11am		Low		Low		Low			Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-3000 cfs
Wenatchee		At Peshastin				noon		1,450		1,500		1,550
Peshastin Creek		Near Wenatchee Confluence				avg				145		155
Cle Elum		Inflow Cle Elum Lake				11am		460		460		625
Cle Elum		Below Cle Elum Dam				11am		180		180		180
Teanaway		Below Forks				noon		245		280		330
Bumping		Below Bumping Dam				11am		135		140		140
American		Near Nile				noon		125		130		135
Naches		Near Cliffdell				noon		575		600		600
Tieton		At Rimrock				noon		75		75		75
Joseph Creek		Near Mouth				noon		58		60		49
Palouse		At Hooper				noon		300		320		330
Klickitat		Near Glenwood				n/a									No estimate for this time of year
Little Klickitat		Near Wahkiacus				avg				165
Klickitat		Near Pitt				noon		1,600		1,700		1,750
White Salmon		Below Trout Lake Creek (est)				8am		390		440		460			85% confidence actual flow is between 290 and 490 cfs
White Salmon		At BZ Corner (est)				10am		800		900		925			85% confidence actual flow is between 675 and 925 cfs
White Salmon		Below Northwestern Lake				noon		1,250		1,400		1,450
Li. White Salmon		At Willard Fish Hatchery (est)				noon		575		650		675			82% confidence actual flow is between 450 and 675 cfs
Wind River		At Stabler				avg				5.62ft
Panther Creek		Near Carson				noon		250		280		270
Rock Creek		At Stevenson				avg				9.57ft
Washougal		At Hathaway Park				noon		1,300		1,800		1,850
Muddy River		Below Clear Creek				noon				1,100
Canyon Creek		Near Amboy				noon		550		725		800
E. Fk Lewis		Near Heisson				noon		900		1,150		1,300
Cowlitz		At Packwood				noon		650		700		700
Cispus		Near Randle				noon		775		825		900
Tilton		Near Cinebar				noon		775		925		975
Toutle		At Tower Road				noon		2,400		2,900		3,000
Germany Creek		At Mouth				avg				135
Grays		Below Hwy-4 Bridge				avg				925
Chehalis		Near Doty				noon		775		975		1,550
Queets		Near Clearwater				noon		3,600		4,400		4,700			Falling 25 cfs/hr
Soleduck		Near Quillayute				avg				1,400		1,250
Elwha		Above Lake Mills				noon		650		700		725
Dungeness		Near Sequim				noon		215		225		240
Big Quilcene		Near Mouth				avg				240
Dosewallips		At Brinnon				avg				390
No. Skokomish		Below Staircase				noon		400		410		430
So. Skokomish		Near Union				noon		750		850		875
Nisqually		At La Grande				noon		1,100		1,100		1,100
Nisqually		At McKenna				noon		800		1,000		875
So. Prairie Creek		At South Prairie				noon		165		180		170
Carbon		Near Fairfax				noon		125		140		165
Puyallup		At Alderton				noon		46.69ft		46.88ft		46.79ft
White		Below Clearwater River				noon		1,100		1,250		1,250
Green		Near Palmer				noon		350		350		390
No. Snoqualmie		Near Snoqualmie Falls				noon		260		310		270
Mi. Snoqualmie		Near Tanner				noon		500		575		600
So. Snoqualmie		Near Garcia				noon		135		140		165
Raging River		Near Fall City				noon		155		200		290
Skykomish		Near Gold Bar				noon		2,000		2,200		2,050
Sultan		Below Powerplant				noon		490		500		525
Squire Creek		At Squire Creek Park				avg				96		110
Deer Creek		Near Oso				avg				410		575
So. Stillaguamish		Near Granite Falls				noon		650		900		1,450
Canyon Creek		Near Masonic Park				avg				310
Jim Creek		At Whites Road				avg				125		140
Pilchuck Creek		At I-5 Bridge				avg				270		300
Skagit		At Marblemount				noon		3,500		3,400		3,600			Water 42°F
Cascade		At Marblemount				noon		450		470		480
Sauk		Above White Chuck River				noon		430		490		470			Falling 2 cfs/hr
Sauk		Near Sauk				noon		1,950		2,250		2,050			Falling 12 cfs/hr
No. Nooksack		Below Cascade Creek				noon		350		370		390			Water 38°F
Mi. Nooksack		Near Deming				noon		195		225		330
So. Nooksack		At Saxon Bridge				noon		525		625		775			Water 40°F
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Idaho Rivers								SUN		SAT		FRI
						Time		03/14/10		03/13/10		03/12/10	BBS		Comments
Snake		Near Irwin				noon		900		900		900	2008		Water 38°F
Henrys Fork		Near Ashton				noon		1,150		1,200		1,200
Falls River		Near Squirrel				noon		225		230		225
Teton		Near Driggs				noon		155		150		130
Teton		Near St. Anthony				noon		360		340		340
Blackfoot		Near Shelley				noon		105		92		120
Snake		At Milner River Only				noon		225		225		225
Snake		At Milner Total Flow				noon				1,600		1,600
Camas Creek		Near Blaine				noon		13		14		13
Bruneau		Near Hot Springs				noon		110		105		115			Water 46°F
Owyhee		Near Rome				noon		450		490		575	2009
Boise		Near Twin Springs				noon		525		575		575
So. Boise		Below Anderson Ranch Dam				noon		300		310		300	2007
Boise		At Glenwood Bridge				noon		290		320		280
No. Payette		At McCall				noon		37		38		32	2008
No. Payette		At Cascade				noon		200		200		200	2008
No. Payette		At Otters Run				n/a									No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Payette		Near Crouch				noon		215		235		210	2008
Deadwood		Below Deadwood Dam				noon		58		58		58	2008
So. Payette		At Lowman				noon		300		320		310	2008
So. Payette		Near Garden Valley (est)				noon		550		575		550	2008		90% confidence actual flow is between 460 and 625 cfs
So. Payette		Below Deer Creek (est)				noon		675		725		675	2008		89% confidence actual flow is between 575 and 775 cfs
Payette		Near Horseshoe Bend				noon		1,100		1,100		1,050	2008
Snake		Below Hells Canyon Dam				noon		13,500		16,500		16,000
Salmon		Near Clayton				noon		340		380		370
Mi. Salmon		At Middle Fork Lodge				noon		1.41ft		1.46ft		1.47ft	2008
Johnson Creek		At Yellow Pine				noon		65		78		75
So. Salmon		At Krassel				noon		140		150		155
Little Salmon		At Riggins				noon		340		300		240
Salmon		At White Bird				noon		3,800		3,700		3,700	2005		Water 42°F
No. Clearwater		Near Canyon Ranger Stn				noon		1,250		1,300		1,300			Water 38°F
Lochsa		Near Lowell				noon		675		725		675
Selway		Near Lowell				noon		800		825		800
So. Clearwater		At Stites				noon		310		310		280
Saint Joe		At Red Ives Ranger Stn				noon		Frozen		Frozen		Frozen
Saint Joe		At Calder				noon		675		750		725
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Montana Rivers								SUN		SAT		FRI
						Time		03/14/10		03/13/10		03/12/10	BBS		Comments
No. Blackfoot		Near Ovando				noon		81		81		81
Blackfoot		Near Bonner				noon		500		470		470			Water 39°F
Clark Fork		At St. Regis				noon		2,500		2,500		2,600	2008		Water 43°F
Prospect Creek		At Thompson Falls				noon		35		36		35
No. Flathead		Near Columbia Falls				noon		525		525		490			Water 40°F
Mi. Flathead		Near West Glacier				noon		450		430		420
So. Flathead		Above Hungry Horse Res				n/a									Seasonal site, currently not reporting
Swan		Near Bigfork				noon		440		420		420
Flathead		Near Polson				noon		4,900		4,900		4,900
Kootenai		Below Libby Dam				noon		4,000		4,000		4,000
Yaak		Above Kootenai Confluence				noon		175		175		165
Madison		Below Hebgen Lake				noon		625		625		625			Water 38°F
Madison		Below Ennis Lake				noon		1,150		1,150		1,150			Water 41°F
Gallatin		Near Gallatin Gateway				noon		290		290		280
Yellowstone		At Corwin Springs				noon		900		925		875
Yellowstone		Near Livingston				noon		1,150		1,100		1,100			Water 39°F
Boulder		At Big Timber				noon		105		105		98			Water 40°F
Stillwater		Near Absarokee				noon		245		240		225
West Rosebud Cr		Near Roscoe				noon		40		40		10
Rock Creek		Near Red Lodge				noon		23		23		22
CF Yellowstone		Near Belfry				noon		170		155		165
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Wyoming Rivers								SUN		SAT		FRI
						Time		03/14/10		03/13/10		03/12/10	BBS		Comments
CF Yellowstone		Near Belfry				noon		170		155		165
Yellowstone		Below Yellowstone Lake				noon		Frozen		Frozen		Frozen
Mi. Powder		Near Barnum				noon		Frozen		Frozen		Frozen
North Platte		Near Northgate				noon		Frozen		Frozen		Frozen
Encampment		Near Encampment				noon		Frozen		Frozen		Frozen
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• 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. 

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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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• 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.

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