Note: SMUD and PG&E generously agreed to supply predictable recreational flows even though there is 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. | |
| Special release for July 4. |
| January 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11500 cfs 9am to noon | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 81500 cfs 9am to noon | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 141500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 151500 cfs 9am to noon | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 211500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 221500 cfs 9am to noon | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 281500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 291500 cfs 9am to noon | 30 | 31 | ||||
| February 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 41500 cfs 9am to noon | |||
| 51500 cfs 9am to noon | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 111300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 181300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 191300 cfs 9am to noon | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 251300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 261300 cfs 9am to noon | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||
| March 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 7 | 8 | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 101500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 111500 cfs 9am to noon | 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 14 | 15 | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 171500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 181500 cfs 9am to noon | 191300 cfs 9am to noon | 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 21 | 22 | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 241500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 251500 cfs 9am to noon | 261300 cfs 9am to noon | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 28 | 29 | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | 311500 cfs 9am to noon |
| April 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11500 cfs 9am to noon | 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 4 | 5 | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 71500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 81500 cfs 9am to noon | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 101300 cfs 9am to noon | 11 | 12 | 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 141500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 151500 cfs 9am to noon | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 171300 cfs 9am to noon | 18 | 19 | 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 211500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 221500 cfs 9am to noon | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 241300 cfs 9am to noon | 25 | 26 | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 281500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 291500 cfs 9am to noon | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | |||||
| May 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 2 | 3 | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 51500 cfs 9am to noon | ||
| 61500 cfs 9am to noon | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 81300 cfs 9am to noon | 9 | 10 | 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 121500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 131500 cfs 9am to noon | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 151300 cfs 9am to noon | 16 | 17 | 181300 cfs 9am to noon | 191500 cfs 9am to noon |
| 201500 cfs 9am to noon | 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 221300 cfs 9am to noon | 23 | 24 | 251300 cfs 9am to noon | 261500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 271500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 291300 cfs 9am to noon | 30 | 311300 cfs 9am to noon | ||
| June 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | 21500 cfs 7am to noon | |||||
| 31500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 41300 cfs 9am to noon | 51300 cfs 9am to noon | 6 | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 81300 cfs 9am to noon | 91500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 101500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 111300 cfs 9am to noon | 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 13 | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 151300 cfs 9am to noon | 161500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 171500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 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 noon |
| 241500 cfs 8am 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 noon |
| July 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 41500 cfs 7am to 1pm | 51300 cfs 9am to noon | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | 71500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 81500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 101300 cfs 9am to noon | 11 | 121300 cfs 9am to noon | 131300 cfs 9am to noon | 141500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 151500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 171300 cfs 9am to noon | 18 | 191300 cfs 9am to noon | 201300 cfs 9am to noon | 211500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 221500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 241300 cfs 9am to noon | 25 | 261300 cfs 9am to noon | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 281500 cfs 7am to noon |
| 291500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | 311300 cfs 9am to noon | ||||
| August 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 41500 cfs 7am to noon | |||
| 51500 cfs 8am 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 noon |
| 121500 cfs 8am 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 noon |
| 191500 cfs 8am 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 noon |
| 261500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 271300 cfs 9am to noon | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 29 | 301300 cfs 9am to noon | 311300 cfs 9am to noon | |
| September 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11500 cfs 7am to noon | ||||||
| 21500 cfs 8am to 1pm | 31300 cfs 9am to noon | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 81300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 151300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 221300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 291300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 301300 cfs 9am to noon | ||||||
| October 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 61300 cfs 9am to noon | |
| 71300 cfs 9am to noon | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 131300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 141300 cfs 9am to noon | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 201300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 211300 cfs 9am to noon | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 271300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 281300 cfs 9am to noon | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
| November 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| December 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 11300 cfs 9am to noon | ||||||
| 21300 cfs 9am to noon | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 81300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 91300 cfs 9am to noon | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 151300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 161300 cfs 9am to noon | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 221300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 231300 cfs 9am to noon | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 291300 cfs 9am to noon |
| 301300 cfs 9am to noon | 31 | |||||
2. Releases shown were minimum releases. Actual releases could have been higher than shown (and sometimes were).