Dreamflows Kern - Lake Isabella Release Schedule
 
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Releases on the Kern River from Lake Isabella

In the tables that follow, each date is color-coded according to the kind of release scheduled for that day:

ColorMeaning
 Scheduled release: Less than 600 cfs below Lake Isabella.
 Scheduled release: Less than 1000 cfs below Lake Isabella.
 Ramping up/down from Lake Isabella.
Note: All scheduled release information provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.

 

December 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  1412 cfs
 all day
2412 cfs
 all day
3412 cfs
 all day
4412 cfs
 all day
5412 cfs
 all day
6412 cfs
 all day
7412 cfs
 all day
8412 cfs
 all day
9412 cfs
 all day
10412 cfs
 all day
11412 cfs
 all day
12Change to
 405 cfs at 9am
13405 cfs
 all day
14Change to
 300 cfs at 8am
15300 cfs
 all day
16300 cfs
 all day
17300 cfs
 all day
18300 cfs
 all day
19300 cfs
 all day
20300 cfs
 all day
21300 cfs
 all day
22300 cfs
 all day
23Ramping up
to 350 cfs then
down to 300 cfs
24300 cfs
 all day
25300 cfs
 all day
26300 cfs
 all day
27300 cfs
 all day
28300 cfs
 all day
29Change to
 450 cfs at 11am
30450 cfs
 all day
31Change to
 675 cfs at 11am
     

 

January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1675 cfs
 all day
2675 cfs
 all day
3Change to
 820 cfs at 1pm
4820 cfs
 all day
5820 cfs
 all day
6Change to
 860 cfs at 1pm
7860 cfs
 all day
8860 cfs
 all day
9860 cfs
 all day
10860 cfs
 all day
11860 cfs
 all day
12860 cfs
 all day
13860 cfs
 all day
14860 cfs
 all day
15860 cfs
 all day
16860 cfs
 all day
17860 cfs
 all day
18Change to
 825 cfs at 3pm
19825 cfs
 all day
20825 cfs
 all day
21Change to
 725 cfs at 1pm
22725 cfs
 all day
23725 cfs
 all day
24Change to
 708 cfs at 4pm
25708 cfs
 all day
26708 cfs
 all day
27708 cfs
 all day
28708 cfs
 all day
29708 cfs
 all day
30708 cfs
 all day
31Change to
 675 cfs at 11am

Water Management Issues:

1.  The above schedule is based on information provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.

2.  Detailed scheduled release information for the next few days is shown on this graph.

3.  Times reflect releases at Isabella Dam.  It takes approximately one hour for the water to travel from Lake Isabella to Miracle Hot Springs.

4.  Releases shown are expected releases.  Actual releases may be different, and may change at short notice.  In addition, sudden higher or lower (or no) releases may result from emergency mechanical or electrical conditions.

5.  Users are urged to use caution and to wear all appropriate personal protective equipment.