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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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California North Coast   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
No. Smith  At Gasquet   n/a        Jun 24 No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Smith  At Gasquet   n/a        Jun 24 No estimate for this time of year
Smith  Steel Pipe At Gasquet   n/a        Jun 24 Flow currently unavailable
Smith  At Oregon Hole Gorge   n/a        Jun 24 No estimate for this time of year
So. Smith  Near Hiouchi   n/a        2009 No estimate for this time of year
Smith  At Jedediah Smith   5:45pm  361   5.28ft   Jun 6  
Klamath  J.C. Boyle Schedule   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Klamath  Below J.C. Boyle Plant   5:45pm  1,160   4.24ft    
Klamath  Below Iron Gate Dam   6:15pm  1,030   2.33ft   2009  
Shasta  Near Yreka   6:00pm  36   2.71ft    
Klamath  Below Seiad Valley   6:00pm  1,130   2.16ft   2009  
Kidder Creek  Below Babs Fork   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Scott  Near Fort Jones   6:30pm  31   4.26ft   2010  
Indian Creek  Near Happy Camp (Klamath)   5:45pm  63   4.04ft    
Klamath  At Orleans   6:30pm  2,080   3.73ft   2009  
Klamath  At Klamath Glen   6:30pm  3,440   8.82ft   Water 70°F
No. Salmon  Near Forks of Salmon   n/a        Apr 19 No estimate for this time of year
So. Salmon  At Forks of Salmon   n/a        2009 No estimate for this time of year
Salmon  At Somes Bar   6:30pm  256   2.14ft   May 6  
Coffee Creek  Above Trinity River   n/a        Jul 8 No estimate for this time of year
Trinity  Above Coffee Creek   5:30pm  56   3.33ft   2008  
Trinity  Below Lewiston Dam   6:30pm  472   4.50ft   May 19 Schedule
Trinity  At Douglas City   6:00pm  526   6.46ft   2009 Water 59°F
Indian Creek  Near Douglas City   6:30pm  6   0.96ft   Jun 8  
No. Trinity  At Helena   6:00pm  49   3.42ft   Apr 22  
Trinity  At Pigeon Point   5:45pm  605      Jul 1  
Trinity  At Cedar Flat   5:45pm  620   3.26ft   Sep 2  
New River  At Denny   n/a        2008 No estimate for this time of year
New River  New River Gorge   n/a        2008 Recent trends + Flow currently unavailable
Hayfork Creek  At Hyampom   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity  At Forest Glen   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity  Below Hyampom   6:30pm  97   4.37ft   Mar 14  
Trinity  At Hoopa   6:00pm  924   11.94ft   2009 Water 70°F
Redwood Creek  At Hwy 299   5:45pm  8   1.02ft   2009  
Redwood Creek  At Orick   6:15pm  42   10.08ft   2009  
Mad River  Above Ruth Lake   6:00pm  1   2.29ft    
Mad River  At Arcata   n/a        Mar 29 Flow currently unavailable
Van Duzen  At Bridgeville   6:15pm  15   0.59ft   2009  
Mi. Eel  Near Dos Rios   6:00pm  33   4.76ft   Jun 14  
So. Eel  At Leggett   6:30pm  33   6.30ft   2009  
Eel  Below Outlet Creek   n/a        May 15 No estimate for this time of year
Eel  At Fort Seward   6:15pm  62   7.98ft   2009  
Eel  At Scotia   6:15pm  133   9.46ft   2009  
Mattole  Near Ettersburg   6:00pm  17   8.57ft   Apr 22  
Noyo River  Below South Fork   4:15pm  9   2.33ft    
Rancheria Creek  At Mountain View Rd   n/a        Apr 30 No estimate for this time of year
Navarro  Near Navarro   6:15pm  6   1.89ft   Mar 14  
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California Central/South Coast   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
E. Fk Russian  Above Lake Mendocino   6:15pm  97   6.19ft    
Big Sulphur Cr  At Geysers Resort   6:15pm  1   2.60ft    
Big Sulphur Cr  Near Cloverdale   6:30pm  4   14.74ft   2010  
Russian  At Hopland   6:00pm  156   1.02ft    
Russian  Near Cloverdale   6:00pm  146   2.57ft   2010 Water 67°F
Russian  Near Healdsburg   5:45pm  137   1.63ft   2009  
Mark West Creek  Near Santa Rosa   n/a        Mar 15 Site currently not operational
Napa  Near Napa   6:00pm  1   2.84ft   2009  
Arroyo Mocho  Near Livermore   n/a        Site currently not operational
Arroyo Valle  Above Lake Del Valle   5:45pm  0   0.53ft   2009  
Arroyo Hondo  Near San Jose   6:00pm  1   3.93ft   Water 66°F
Alameda Creek  Near Niles   6:00pm  21   2.84ft   2006  
Pescadero Creek  Near Pescadero   6:00pm  3   0.92ft    
San Lorenzo  At Felton   6:30pm  17   2.97ft   Mar 9  
San Lorenzo  At Santa Cruz   6:00pm  10   4.74ft    
Carmel  At Robles Del Rio   6:15pm  13   1.14ft    
Carmel  Near Carmel   6:00pm  2   3.50ft    
Big Sur  Near Big Sur   6:15pm  32   4.42ft    
Arroyo Seco  Near Greenfield   6:15pm     6.36ft   2010  
Arroyo Seco  Near Soledad   6:00pm  17   0.72ft    
Cuyama  Below Buckhorn Canyon   5:00pm     6.92ft    
Santa Ynez  Below Los Laureles Canyon   5:45pm  0   1.32ft    
Piru Creek  Above Pyramid Lake   6:00pm  1   0.70ft    
Piru Creek  Above Lake Piru   6:15pm  2   4.09ft   2008  
Piru Creek  Below Lake Piru   6:15pm  6   1.51ft    
Sespe Creek  Near Fillmore   6:15pm  6   3.99ft    
Santa Margarita  Near Temecula   6:00pm  4   1.68ft   Water 79°F
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California Sacramento Valley   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Sacramento  Below Box Canyon Dam   n/a        Jun 16 Site currently not operational
Sacramento  At Delta   6:30pm  261   4.30ft   2009  
McCloud  Inflow McCloud Res   6:30pm  731   1.49ft   Jul 12  
McCloud  At Ah-Di-Na   5:45pm  230   1.44ft   2009  
McCloud  At Shasta Lake   11:00am  518   10.01ft   2009 Water 57°F
Pit  Above Pit 1 Powerhouse   3:00pm  400       
Pit  Below Pit 1 Powerhouse   6:00pm  961   5.11ft   2009  
Pit  Below Pit 4 Dam   3:00pm  250       
Pit  At Big Bend   3:00pm  250       
Clear Creek  Below Whiskeytown Lake   5:45pm  94   2.72ft   Jul 20  
So. Battle Creek  Above NF Confluence   4:30pm  38   4.64ft   Water 64°F
Battle Creek  Above Baldwin Creek   4:00pm  89       
Battle Creek  At Coleman Fish Hatchery   6:30pm  182   0.71ft   Jun 6  
No. Cottonwood  Above Middle Fork   n/a        2010 No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Cottonwood  Above North Fork   n/a        2009 No estimate for this time of year
So. Cottonwood  At Bowman Road   n/a        2009 No estimate for this time of year
Sacramento  At Bend Bridge   5:45pm  8,760   3.06ft   Jul 1  
Antelope Creek  Above Cone Grove Rd   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Elder Creek  At Lowrey Road   6:30pm  5   0.98ft   2009  
Mill Creek  At End of Canyon   5:45pm  109   1.61ft   2009 Water 69°F
Deer Creek  Near Vina   6:15pm  91   2.47ft   Apr 24 Water 71°F
Stony Creek  Inflow Black Butte Res   5:00pm  367       
Butte Creek  Near Chico   6:00pm  143   1.65ft   2009 Water 69°F
No. Cache Creek  Above Indian Valley Res   6:00pm  2   2.70ft    
No. Cache Creek  Rel Indian Valley Dam   6:45pm  126   2.45ft    
Cache Creek  Below Clear Lake   6:00pm  517   4.70ft    
Bear Creek  Above Cache Creek   6:30pm  2   3.57ft   2008  
Cache Creek  At Rumsey Bridge (Gage)   6:15pm  574      Jun 10  
Cache Creek  At Rumsey Bridge (Calc) (est)   8:30pm  658      2009 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Putah Creek  Below Hwy 29   6:30pm  1   3.95ft    
Putah Creek  Below Lake Berryessa   6:30pm  426   7.56ft   Falling 8 cfs/hr
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Indian Creek  Below Indian Falls   6:00pm  26   7.02ft    
Spanish Creek  Near Keddie   6:30pm  18   0.71ft   2009  
Eb. No. Feather  Below Virgilia (est)   9:00pm  Low      2009 Estimate is outside the model's range of 150-4000 cfs
No. Feather  Below Rock Creek Dam   6:00pm  343      Aug 19 Festival
No. Feather  Below Grizzly Creek   6:00pm  468      2007 Festival
No. Feather  Below Poe Dam   2:00pm  139      2009  
Mi. Feather  Below Sloat   n/a        2008 No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Feather  At Milsap Bar   6:45pm  205   5.47ft   Jul 6 Please report trip
So. Feather  Rel Little Grass Valley   n/a        Aug 17 Flow currently unavailable
So. Feather  Below Forbestown Div Dam   n/a        May 24 Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather  At Whiskey Flat Bridge   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Lavezzola Creek  Above Downie River   n/a        2009 No estimate for this time of year
Pauley Creek  At Pauley Creek Falls   n/a        Jun 4 No estimate for this time of year
No. Yuba  At Sierra City   n/a        Jun 14 No estimate for this time of year
No. Yuba  Below Goodyears Bar   5:45pm  172   2.02ft   May 8  
No. Yuba  Above Slate Creek   6:30pm  218   3.91ft    
No. Yuba  Below New Bullards Bar   n/a        2008 Site currently not operational
Mi. Yuba  Below Jackson Meadows   6:45pm  161      2008  
Mi. Yuba  Below Milton Dam   5:45pm  4      Jun 4  
Mi. Yuba  Above Our House Dam   8:00am  40      Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Mi. Yuba  Below Our House Dam   5:00pm  35   17.16ft   2006  
So. Yuba  Near Cisco   4:00pm  11   1.99ft   2009 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Fordyce Creek  Below Fordyce Dam   4:00pm  234   3.31ft   Aug 31 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Canyon Creek  Below French Lake   5:45pm  2   0.97ft   2009  
Canyon Creek  Below Bowman Lake   6:30pm  1   4.07ft   May 26  
So. Yuba  At Lang Crossing   4:00pm  10   3.45ft   May 26 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
So. Yuba  At Hwy 49 Bridge   5:00pm  61   2.27ft   Jul 3  
Yuba  Rel Englebright Dam   6:00pm  895   7.23ft    
Bear  At Hwy 20 Bridge   4:00pm  9   0.43ft   2008 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear  Below Drum Afterbay   4:00pm  12   0.91ft   2008 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear  Below Dutch Flat Afterbay   6:30pm  12      2008  
Bear  At Hwy 174 Bridge   6:30pm  123   1.33ft   2009  
No. American  Inflow Lake Clementine   6:15pm  62   0.39ft   Jul 25  
Rubicon  Below Hell Hole Dam   n/a        2006 Site currently not operational
Mi. American  Above Tunnel Chute   6:00pm  876   11.12ft   Aug 10  
South Silver  At Autobahn   n/a        2009 Site currently not operational
So. Silver Cr  Below Ice House Res   n/a        2009 Site currently not operational
So. American  Below Kyburz   6:00pm  58   1.95ft   Jun 7  
So. American  Below Slab Creek Dam   6:00pm  35   1835.45ft   Jun 7 Rating table lookup, see Note 3
So. American  At Chili Bar   6:00pm  941   2.94ft   Sep 1 Festival + Schedule + News and Rumors
American  Folsom Lake Elevation   5:00pm  2,227   434.43ft   May 2  
American  Below Lake Natoma   6:00pm  1,850   6.03ft   2009 Water 62°F
Mi. Cosumnes  At Mt Aukum Rd   5:45pm  48   3.71ft   2009  
Cosumnes  At Michigan Bar   6:00pm  14   2.47ft    
No. Mokelumne  Below Salt Springs Res   8:00pm  24      2009  
No. Mokelumne  Above Tiger Cr Afterbay   8:00pm  78      2009  
No. Mokelumne  Below Tiger Creek Dam   8:00pm  38      Apr 22  
No. Mokelumne  Below West Point P.H.   8:00pm  36      2008  
Mokelumne  Below Electra Powerhouse (est)   8:00pm  609      2009 Moke Races
Mokelumne  Inflow Pardee Res (est)   5:00pm  567      2009 Moke Races + Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Calaveras  Rel New Hogan   5:00pm  150   1.46ft    
Highland Creek  Near No. Stan Confluence   6:00pm  466       
No. Stanislaus  At Avery   6:00pm  460      Sep 2 Water 62°F
Mi. Stanislaus  Below Sand Bar Flat Dam   4:00pm  100      May 7  
So. Stanislaus  At Strawberry   4:00pm  50      May 8  
So. Stanislaus  Below Filladelfia Div Dam   4:00pm  50      May 8  
Stanislaus  At Camp Nine (est)   4:00pm  2,000      May 8  
Stanislaus  At Orange Blossom Bridge   6:00pm  203   2.30ft   2007 Water 62°F
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Tuolumne  Above Hetch Hetchy Res   6:30pm  42   7.35ft   Water 66°F
Tuolumne  Below Hetch Hetchy   6:45pm  103   3.43ft   Water 51°F
Tuolumne  Above Early Intake   5:45pm  123   12.71ft   Water 64°F
Cherry Creek  Above Cherry Lake   n/a        Jul 28 Flow currently unavailable
Cherry Creek  Below Cherry Lake   6:00pm  18   5.52ft   2006 Water 51°F
Cherry Creek  Above Holm Powerhouse   6:15pm  41   2.00ft   2006 Water 66°F
Cherry Creek  Below Holm Powerhouse   6:45pm  76   6.11ft   Aug 26 Water 48°F
Tuolumne  Below Early Intake   6:30pm  118   3.68ft   Aug 26 Water 62°F
Tuolumne  At Mushroom (est)   7:30pm  230      Aug 26 Schedule + 90% confidence actual flow is between 220 and 240 cfs
Mi. Tuolumne  Above So. Fork Confluence   6:00pm  9   1.25ft   2009  
So. Tuolumne  At Rainbow Pool   6:00pm  13   2.28ft    
Tuolumne  At Merals Pool (est)   6:00pm  699      Aug 26 Schedule + 90% confidence actual flow is between 675 and 725 cfs
Clavey  Near Hunter Bend   6:00pm  34   2.43ft   Apr 26  
Merced  At Pohono Bridge   6:00pm  59   1.63ft   2007  
So. Merced  At Wawona   5:45pm  7   1.70ft   2008  
So. Merced  At Hwy 140 Bridge   n/a        2008 No estimate for this time of year
Merced  Below Briceburg   2:00pm  0   19.00ft   Apr 29  
Fresno  Above Hensley Lake   n/a        2009 Flow currently unavailable
Mi. San Joaquin  At Devil's Postpile   6:00pm     2.95ft   Aug 3  
Mono Creek  Below Lake Edison   4:45pm  371      2008  
So. San Joaquin  Below Florence Lake   4:45pm  37      2006  
San Joaquin  Below Mammoth Pool Res   4:45pm  34      2006  
San Joaquin  Chawanakee Gorge   4:45pm  0      Aug 19  
No. Willow Creek  Near Sugar Pine   5:45pm  4   2.65ft   2006  
San Joaquin  Below Redinger Lake   4:45pm  34      2006  
San Joaquin  At Horseshoe Bend   4:45pm  44      2006  
San Joaquin  At Patterson Bend   6:30pm  53   5.03ft   2006  
San Joaquin  At Squaw Leap Falls   n/a        2006 Flow currently unavailable
Dinkey Creek  At Dinkey Meadow   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Dinkey Creek  Above North Fork Kings   5:45pm  21      2009 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
No. Kings  Below Balch Diversion Dam   6:30pm  7   1.82ft   2007  
No. Kings  Above Dinkey Creek (est)   6:30pm  26   1.32ft   2009 Rating table lookup, see Note 3
No. Kings  Below Dinkey Creek   6:30pm  58   1.42ft   2008  
So. Kings  Below Cedar Grove   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Kings  At Rodgers Crossing (est)   5:00pm  307      2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 290 and 320 cfs
Kings  Inflow Pine Flat Res (est)   5:00pm  5,811      Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Kings  Rel Pine Flat Lake   6:00pm  3,470   5.92ft    
Mill Creek  Above Kings River   6:00pm  0   1.23ft    
No. Kaweah  At Kaweah   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Kaweah  At Three Rivers   6:15pm  94   2.54ft   2007  
Kaweah  Inflow Terminus Res   5:00pm  20      2009  
Kaweah  Below Terminus Dam   5:00pm  855   4.48ft    
Tule  Near Springville   6:30pm  13   3.70ft    
Tule  Inflow Lake Success (est)   3:00pm  38      Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
No. Kern  At Kernville   6:15pm  273   4.90ft   2007  
So. Kern  Near Onyx   4:45pm  14   2.70ft   2009  
Kern  Above Borel Powerhouse   6:15pm  671   6.86ft   2006 Water 74°F
Kern  Rel Lake Isabella   6:15pm  1,266      2008 Eddy Hop Slalom
Kern  Below Democrat (est)   9:00pm  849      2006 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
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California Sierra - East Slope   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Susan  At Susanville   6:00pm  17   3.66ft    
Truckee  Below Lake Tahoe   6:00pm  141   3.08ft   Water 67°F
Truckee  Near Truckee   6:30pm  160   1.84ft   2006  
Truckee  At Boca Bridge   6:15pm  495   6.50ft    
Truckee  Near Floriston   6:30pm  495   3.83ft   May 19  
E. Fk Carson  Near Markleeville   6:00pm  63   2.18ft   Jul 17  
E. Fk Carson  Near Gardnerville   4:30pm  87   3.28ft    
West Walker  At Little Walker River   6:30pm  75   1.56ft   2009 Rising 4 cfs/hr
West Walker  At Walker   6:15pm  77   3.59ft    
East Walker  Near Bridgeport   4:30pm  197   3.59ft    
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Nevada Rivers   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Truckee  Near Floriston   6:30pm  495   3.83ft   May 19  
Truckee  At Reno   6:15pm  365   4.35ft    
E. Fk Carson  Near Markleeville   6:00pm  63   2.18ft   Jul 17  
E. Fk Carson  Near Gardnerville   4:30pm  87   3.28ft    
Carson  Near Carson City   4:15pm  15   1.24ft    
West Walker  At Little Walker River   6:30pm  75   1.56ft   2009 Rising 4 cfs/hr
West Walker  At Walker   6:15pm  77   3.59ft    
East Walker  Near Bridgeport   4:30pm  197   3.59ft    
Lower Colorado  Release Hoover Dam   5:30pm  8,930       
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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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