Note: SMUD and PG&E generously agreed to supply predictable recreational flows for 2009 even though there was no license yet.
In the tables that follow, each date is color-coded according to the kind of release scheduled for that day:
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| No scheduled release planned for this day. | |
| Scheduled release: 1300 cfs during the specified times. | |
| Scheduled release: 1500 cfs during the specified times. | |
| Releases were cancelled. |
| January 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | ||||
| 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 101300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 171300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 181300 cfs 9am to noon | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 241300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 251300 cfs 9am to noon | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 311300 cfs 9am to noon |
| February 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 81300 cfs 9am to noon | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 141300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 211300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 281300 cfs 9am to noon |
| March 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 141300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 211300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 281300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
| April 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | |||
| 51300 cfs 9am to noon | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 7 | 8 | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 101300 cfs 9am to noon | 111500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 121500 cfs 9am to noon | 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 15 | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 171300 cfs 9am to noon | 181500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 191500 cfs 9am to noon | 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 22 | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 241300 cfs 9am to noon | 251500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 261500 cfs 9am to noon | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 29 | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | ||
| May 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 21500 cfs 9am to noon | |||||
| 31500 cfs 9am to noon | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 51300 cfs 9am to noon | 6 | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 81300 cfs 9am to noon | 91500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 101500 cfs 9am to noon | 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 13 | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 151300 cfs 9am to noon | 161500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 171500 cfs 9am to noon | 181300 cfs 9am to noon | 191300 cfs 9am to noon | 20 | 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 221300 cfs 9am to noon | 231500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 241500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 251300 cfs 9am to noon | 261300 cfs 9am to noon | 27 | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 291300 cfs 9am to noon | 301500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 311500 cfs 7am to 1pm | ||||||
| June 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 3 | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 51300 cfs 9am to noon | 61500 cfs 7am to 1pm | |
| 71500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 81300 cfs 9am to noon | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 10 | 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 131500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 141500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 151300 cfs 9am to noon | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 17 | 181300 cfs 9am to noon | 191300 cfs 9am to noon | 201500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 211500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 221300 cfs 9am to noon | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 24 | 251300 cfs 9am to noon | 261300 cfs 9am to noon | 271500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 281500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 291300 cfs 9am to noon | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | ||||
| July 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 41500 cfs 7am to 1pm | |||
| 51500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 8 | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 101300 cfs 9am to noon | 111500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 121500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 15 | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 171300 cfs 9am to noon | 181500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 191500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 22 | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 241300 cfs 9am to noon | 251500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 261500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 29 | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | 311300 cfs 9am to noon | |
| August 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11500 cfs 7am to 1pm | ||||||
| 21500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 5 | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 81500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 91500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 101300 cfs 9am to noon | 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 12 | 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 151500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 161500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 171300 cfs 9am to noon | 181300 cfs 9am to noon | 19 | 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 221500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 231500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 241300 cfs 9am to noon | 251300 cfs 9am to noon | 26 | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 291500 cfs 7am to 1pm |
| 301500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 311300 cfs 9am to noon | |||||
| September 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 2 | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 51500 cfs 7am to 1pm | ||
| 61500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 8 | 9 | 101300 cfs 9am to noon | 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 121500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 131500 cfs 9am to noon | 14 | 15 | 16 | 171300 cfs 9am to noon | 181300 cfs 9am to noon | 191500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 201500 cfs 9am to noon | 21 | 22 | 23 | 241300 cfs 9am to noon | 251300 cfs 9am to noon | 261500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 271500 cfs 9am to noon | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| October 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 31500 cfs 9am to noon | ||||
| 41500 cfs 9am to noon | 51300 cfs 9am to noon | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 101500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 111500 cfs 9am to noon | 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 13 | 14 | 15 | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 171500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 181500 cfs 9am to noon | 191300 cfs 9am to noon | 20 | 21 | 22 | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 241500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 251500 cfs 9am to noon | 261300 cfs 9am to noon | 27 | 28 | 29 | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | 311500 cfs 9am to noon |
| November 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 81300 cfs 9am to noon | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14Release Canceled |
| 15Release Canceled | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 211300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 221300 cfs 9am to noon | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 281300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 291300 cfs 9am to noon | 30 | |||||
| December 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 51300 cfs 9am to noon | ||
| 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 121300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 191300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 261300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
2. Times reflect releases at Chili Bar. It takes approximately two hours for the water to travel from Chili Bar to Coloma, and three hours to Camp Lotus.
3. Releases shown were minimum releases. Actual releases could have been higher than shown (and sometimes were).