In the table that follows, each date is color-coded according to the kind of release scheduled for that day:
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| No scheduled boatable release planned for this day. | |
| Ramping up/down from French Lake during the day. | |
| Scheduled release: 130 or more cfs from French Lake all day. |
| September 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7Ramping up to 140 cfs | 8140 cfs all day | 9140 cfs all day | 10140 cfs all day |
| 11140 cfs all day | 12140 cfs all day | 13140 cfs all day | 14140 cfs all day | 15140 cfs all day | 16140 cfs all day | 17140 cfs all day |
| 18140 cfs all day | 19140 cfs all day | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
2. Actual flows could have been higher or lower than shown due to emergency mechanical or electrical conditions, unexpected precipitation, or other reasons outside NID's control.
3. Releases were from French Lake. It is estimated that it takes approximately 30 minutes for the water to travel from French Lake to Weil Lake, 3 hours to Faucherie Lake, and 24 hours to Sawmill Lake.