Dreamflows Fantasy (future) Flows Report

Oregon Rivers			MON	TUE	WED	THU

Oregon Rivers		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Chetco	Near Brookings (fant)	11am	1,200	1,200	1,050	950		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Applegate	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	400	370	350	350	2011	Confidence unknown
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	235	215	205	200	2008	Confidence unknown
Illinois	Near Kerby (fant)	11am	825	725	600	575	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue	Near Agness	n/a					2018	Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek (fant)	11am	Low	Low	Low	Low	2007	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek (fant)	11am	850	975	900	700		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua	At Tiller (fant)	11am	1,100	1,100	900	925	2015	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Lostine	Near Lostine (fant)	11am	210	190	175	160		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Imnaha	At Imnaha (fant)	11am	1,100	900	825	775		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California North Coast			MON	TUE	WED	THU
California North Coast		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	725	600	550	525	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	460	380	350	330	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge (fant)	noon	1,250	1,050	975	900	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi (fant)	noon	1,350	1,150	1,050	1,000	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Jedediah Smith (fant)	noon	2,600	2,200	2,050	1,900	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Keno (fant)	noon	900	875	875	900		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam	n/a						Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule (pred)	1pm	1,100	1,100				Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Expect 1100 cfs until Tue Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley (fant)	10am	3,800	3,700	3,500	3,300	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott	Near Fort Jones (fant)	noon	1,250	1,150	1,050	975	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)	noon	625	525	480	460		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Orleans (fant)	noon	10,000	9,500	8,750	8,250	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Klamath Glen (fant)	noon	25,000	24,000	22,500	21,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	975	850	750	725	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	1,300	1,150	1,050	1,000	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Salmon	At Somes Bar (fant)	noon	3,200	2,800	2,500	2,450	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam (sched)	noon	5,500	5,000	4,800	4,500	2018	Schedule + Expect 5250 cfs until Tue Apr 30, then 5200 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Trinity	At Cedar Flat	n/a					2017	No estimate for this time of year
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom (fant)	noon	500	470	430	410		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	At Forest Glen (fant)	8am	800	725	675	650	2022	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	Below Hyampom (fant)	noon	1,450	1,350	1,250	1,200	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	At Hoopa (fant)	noon	11,000	10,500	9,750	9,250	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299 (fant)	noon	155	130	120	115	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Orick (fant)	noon	725	625	575	525	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake (fant)	noon	110	110	105	100		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	At Arcata (fant)	noon	825	625	575	550	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville (fant)	noon	400	400	390	380	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios (fant)	noon	2,350	1,800	1,600	1,450	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Leggett (fant)	noon	240	225	220	215	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Miranda (fant)	noon	410	370	360	340		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Fort Seward (fant)	noon	3,200	2,600	2,300	2,100	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Scotia (fant)	noon	5,000	4,600	4,000	3,700	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mattole	Near Ettersburg (fant)	noon	96	95	93	92	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Noyo River	Below South Fork (fant)	noon	72	72	65	65		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rancheria Creek	At Mountain View Rd (fant)	noon	Low	Low			2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Navarro	Near Navarro (fant)	noon	125	120	120	120	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Garcia	At Eureka Hill Road (fant)	noon	2.50ft	2.50ft	2.50ft	2.50ft
So. Gualala	Near Sea Ranch (fant)	noon	115	115	115	115		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Central/South Coast			MON	TUE	WED	THU
California Central/South Coast		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Russian	At Hopland (fant)	noon	290	280	280	280	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Cloverdale (fant)	noon	440	430	420	420	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Healdsburg (fant)	noon	525	525	500	500	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Napa	Near Napa (fant)	noon	69	68	67	66	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Alameda Creek	Near Niles (fant)	noon	61	60	60	58	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose (fant)	noon	34	34	34	34	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Guadalupe	At San Jose (fant)	noon	67	65	64	62		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Francisquito Cr	At Stanford University (fant)	noon	16	16	16	16		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Lorenzo	At Felton (fant)	noon	140	135	135	135	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio (fant)	noon	220	215	205	200		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Big Sur	Near Big Sur (fant)	noon	150	150	150	125		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad (fant)	noon	235	230	220	210		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Antonio	Near Lockwood (fant)	noon	80	80	80	80		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)	noon	13	12	10	9		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon (fant)	noon	260	205	205	205		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore (fant)	noon	260	250	245	240		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula (fant)	noon	12	12	12	12		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sacramento Valley			MON	TUE	WED	THU
California Sacramento Valley		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Sacramento	At Delta (fant)	noon	1,950	1,750	1,550	1,550	2018	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	Above McCloud Res (fant)	noon	1,050	1,050	1,000	975	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	At Shasta Lake (fant)	noon	850	800	725	675	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	At Canby (fant)	noon	650	600	500	460		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	Above Pit 1 Powerhouse	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Pit	At Big Bend	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Sacramento	Below Keswick Dam (pred)	noon	7,000	6,000			2019	Schedule + Expect 7000 cfs until Mon Apr 29, then 6800 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)	noon	200	200			Feb 28	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Tue Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)	noon	650	575	550	525	Mar 30	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cottonwood	Above Middle Fork (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cottonwood	Above North Fork (fant)	noon	250	235	235	250	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road (fant)	noon	250	235	230	245	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge (fant)	noon	11,000	9,500	9,250	9,250	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road (fant)	noon	185	180	175	175	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon (fant)	noon	650	550	525	500	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek	Near Vina (fant)	noon	550	525	500	470	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Vina-Woodson Bridge (fant)	noon	12,000	10,500	9,500	9,250		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res (fant)	noon	77	74	73	72		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Rel Indian Valley Dam (pred)	noon	11	11			2020	Schedule + Expect 11 cfs until Tue Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek (fant)	noon	45	44	42	42	2008	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (fant)	10am	430	430	420	420	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29 (fant)	noon	110	105	105	105		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Northern			MON	TUE	WED	THU
California West Sierra - Northern		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls (fant)	noon	1,600	1,300	1,100	975	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie (fant)	noon	550	525	470	420	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia (fant)	noon	2,300	1,950	1,750	1,600		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Feather	Below Rock Creek Dam	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Grizzly Creek	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Poe Dam	n/a					Nov 13	Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge (fant)	noon	900	825	750	775	2013	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	Near Portola (fant)	noon	525	490	450	410		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar (fant)	noon	3,600	3,500	3,400	3,200	2022	Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather	Below Little Grass Valley	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar (fant)	noon	2,100	2,000	2,000	1,950	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam (fant)	noon	60	60	59	59	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge (fant)	noon	2,300	2,250	2,150	2,050	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Yuba	Below Englebright Dam (pred)	noon	3,900					Schedule + Expect 3912 cfs until Mon Apr 29, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Deer Creek	Near Smartville (fant)	noon	23	22	21	21		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)	noon	1,700	1,600	1,600	1,650	2022	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. American	Above Tunnel Chute	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Kyburz	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
So. Silver Creek	Below Ice House Reservoir	n/a					2023	Shuttle + Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Slab Creek Dam	n/a					2020	Shuttle + Flow currently unavailable
So. American	At Chili Bar (sched)	noon	1,300	1,300		1,300	2023	Schedule + Shuttle + Utility projection, see Note 4
American	Below Lake Natoma	n/a					2016	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
No. Cosumnes	At Sand Ridge Rd (fant)	noon	410	350	320	300		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd (fant)	noon	360	330	310	Low	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar (fant)	noon	925	850	775	725	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res	n/a					Apr 27	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay	n/a					2015	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam	n/a					Apr 27	Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse	n/a					Apr 27	Flow currently unavailable
Calaveras	Below New Hogan Dam	n/a						Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Highland Creek	Below New Spicer Meadow (pred)	noon	200	200			2013	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Tue Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	Goodwin Dam Schedule (pred)	noon	2,500	2,250	2,000	1,600	2018	Schedule + Expect 2500 cfs until Tue Apr 30, then 2250 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	At Orange Blossom Bridge (fant)	noon	2,600	2,400	2,150	1,950	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Southern			MON	TUE	WED	THU
California West Sierra - Southern		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse	n/a					Apr 24	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake	n/a					Apr 24	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	At Mushroom (est)	n/a					Apr 24	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool (est)	n/a					Apr 24	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Merced	At Happy Isles Bridge (fant)	noon	1,200	1,200	1,250	1,250		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Merced	At Pohono Bridge (fant)	noon	2,600	2,700	2,900	2,900	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Kern	Below Lake Isabella	n/a					2017	Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
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California East Sierra			MON	TUE	WED	THU
California East Sierra		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Susan	At Susanville (fant)	noon	215	185	165	150		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe	n/a					2014	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Truckee	Near Truckee (fant)	noon	525	550	550	550	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	1,200	1,150	1,150	1,100	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	300	300	300	280		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	875	850	900	825	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	1,100	1,000	1,050	950	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	625	625	600	525	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Nevada Rivers			MON	TUE	WED	THU
Nevada Rivers		Time	04/29/24	04/30/24	05/01/24	05/02/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	1,200	1,150	1,150	1,100	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	At Reno (fant)	noon	1,050	1,000	1,000	975	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	300	300	300	280		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	875	850	900	825	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	1,100	1,000	1,050	950	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson	Near Carson City (fant)	noon	1,250	1,100	1,100	1,050	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	625	625	600	525	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Key to Symbols

External report links: clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the same flow site on the Realtime report. Similarly, clicking on the icon selects the same flow site on the Daily report. Similarly, clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the corresponding flow site at the River Forecast Center.
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). Special symbols are 'ART' (gauge is Above Rating Table), 'BRT' (gauge is Below Rating Table) and 'BKW' (gauge is affected by backwater from a nearby reservoir or stream).
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.
Paddle out colors: 123.45ft indicates paddle out to the "usual" take-out is less than 1/4 of a mile; 123.45ft moderate; 123.45ft 1.5 miles or longer. Computations use reservoir elevation, and should give a fair idea of paddle out on the reservoir. Note: the computed start-of-paddle-out point is where the river meets the reservoir. Since the current won't stop immediately, expect the effective paddle out to be somewhat less than specified.
Weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy/foggy, cloudy/foggy, rain, snow, smoky, windy, unknown. Note: these icons should give you a general idea of what the weather is like at each location - or will be like tomorrow if this report was generated after 4PM - 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 flow-estimates feedback page.

Estimate Information

All flows marked "est" or "rough" 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 scheduled releases are marked (sched) and are usually reliable, but even so the 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 Short-term planned releases are marked (pred) and 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.

Note 6 Fantasy flow entries are marked (fant) and are best-guess predictions of flow trends based on current and expected future conditions like the weather. The future is uncertain, expecially so when it comes to either the weather or fantasy river flows. Consequently, do not assume the actual flows will match the predicted ones, since they almost certainly won't. Please use fant entries only as an indication of expected trends - and even then understand that, like weather reports, they could be totally wrong. For more information, see the help page.

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.
Dreamflows Alerts is a free service with additional features. It will alert you when rivers of your choice are running.
The Daily Dreamflows reports between them offer flow information on a great many Western U.S. rivers. The pages are updated every day at about 5pm.

Other Dreamflows Reports

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A complete list of available reports and report formats is available on the River Flow Reports page.