Dreamflows Middle Fork American - Oxbow Release Schedule

Dreamflows Middle Fork American - Oxbow Release Schedule - 2012

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Releases Below Ralston Dam - Historical - 2012

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: 1000 to 1050 cfs during the specified times.
	Release times were different than normal, see Notes 1 and 2.

Note: All information provided by Placer County Water Agency and/or PG&E.

May 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	121000 cfs 8am to noon
131000 cfs 8am to noon	141000 cfs 8am to noon	151000 cfs 8am to noon	161000 cfs 8am to noon	171000 cfs 8am to noon	181000 cfs 8am to noon	191000 cfs 8am to noon
201000 cfs 8am to noon	211000 cfs 8am to noon	221000 cfs 8am to noon	231000 cfs 8am to noon	241000 cfs 8am to noon	251000 cfs 8am to noon	261000 cfs 8am to noon
271000 cfs 8am to noon	281000 cfs 8am to noon	291000 cfs 8am to noon	301000 cfs 8am to noon	311000 cfs 8am to noon

June 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					11000 cfs 8am to noon	21000 cfs 8am to noon
31000 cfs 8am to noon	41000 cfs 8am to noon	51000 cfs 8am to noon	61000 cfs 8am to noon	71000 cfs 8am to noon	81000 cfs 8am to noon	91000 cfs 8am to noon
101000 cfs 8am to noon	111000 cfs 8am to noon	121000 cfs 8am to noon	131000 cfs 8am to noon	141000 cfs 8am to noon	151000 cfs 8am to noon	161000 cfs 8am to noon
171000 cfs 8am to noon	181000 cfs 8am to noon	191000 cfs 8am to noon	201000 cfs 8am to noon	211000 cfs 8am to noon	221000 cfs 8am to noon	23Endurance Run See Note 1
241000 cfs 8am to noon	251000 cfs 8am to noon	261000 cfs 8am to noon	271000 cfs 8am to noon	281000 cfs 8am to noon	291000 cfs 8am to noon	301000 cfs 8am to noon

July 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
11000 cfs 8am to noon	21000 cfs 8am to noon	31000 cfs 8am to noon	41000 cfs 8am to noon	51000 cfs 8am to noon	61000 cfs 8am to noon	71000 cfs 8am to noon
81000 cfs 8am to noon	91000 cfs 8am to noon	101000 cfs 8am to noon	111000 cfs 8am to noon	121000 cfs 8am to noon	131000 cfs 8am to noon	141000 cfs 8am to noon
151000 cfs 8am to noon	161000 cfs 8am to noon	171000 cfs 8am to noon	181000 cfs 8am to noon	191000 cfs 8am to noon	201000 cfs 8am to noon	211000 cfs 8am to noon
221000 cfs 8am to noon	231000 cfs 8am to noon	241000 cfs 8am to noon	251000 cfs 8am to noon	261000 cfs 8am to noon	271000 cfs 8am to noon	281000 cfs 8am to noon
291000 cfs 8am to noon	301000 cfs 8am to noon	311000 cfs 8am to noon

August 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			11000 cfs 8am to noon	21000 cfs 8am to noon	31000 cfs 8am to noon	4Tevis Cup See Note 2
51000 cfs 8am to noon	61000 cfs 8am to noon	71000 cfs 8am to noon	81000 cfs 8am to noon	91000 cfs 8am to noon	101000 cfs 8am to noon	111000 cfs 8am to noon
121000 cfs 8am to noon	131000 cfs 8am to noon	141000 cfs 8am to noon	151000 cfs 8am to noon	161000 cfs 8am to noon	171000 cfs 8am to noon	181000 cfs 8am to noon
191000 cfs 8am to noon	201000 cfs 8am to noon	211000 cfs 8am to noon	221000 cfs 8am to noon	231000 cfs 8am to noon	241000 cfs 8am to noon	251000 cfs 8am to noon
261000 cfs 8am to noon	271000 cfs 8am to noon	281000 cfs 8am to noon	291000 cfs 8am to noon	301000 cfs 8am to noon	311000 cfs 8am to noon

September 2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						11000 cfs 8am to noon
21000 cfs 8am to noon	31000 cfs 8am to noon	41000 cfs 8am to noon	51000 cfs 8am to noon	61000 cfs 8am to noon	71000 cfs 8am to noon	81000 cfs 8am to noon
91000 cfs 8am to noon	101000 cfs 8am to noon	111000 cfs 8am to noon	121000 cfs 8am to noon	131000 cfs 8am to noon	141000 cfs 8am to noon	151000 cfs 8am to noon
161000 cfs 8am to noon	171000 cfs 8am to noon	181000 cfs 8am to noon	191000 cfs 8am to noon	201000 cfs 8am to noon	211000 cfs 8am to noon	221000 cfs 8am to noon
231000 cfs 8am to noon	241000 cfs 8am to noon	251000 cfs 8am to noon	261000 cfs 8am to noon	271000 cfs 8am to noon	281000 cfs 8am to noon	291000 cfs 8am to noon
301000 cfs 8am to noon

Water Management Issues:

1. The Western States Endurance Run was held June 23 and 24 this year. However, only June 23 affected boatable releases. The release schedule during this time was:

Sat, June 23:
5 am	Begin ramping up Oxbow flow.
7 am	Reach full load at Oxbow of 1000 cfs.
10:00 am	Begin slow ramping down Oxbow flow.
10:30 am	Oxbow flow at 800 cfs.
11:00 am	Oxbow flow at 300 cfs.
11:30 am	Oxbow flow at 200 cfs.
noon	Oxbow at minimum flow of less than 200 cfs.

Sun, June 24:
5am	Normal boatable releases resume, yielding 1000 to 1050 cfs from 8 am to noon.

2. The Tevis Cup was held August 4 this year. The release schedule during this time was supposed to be:

Sat, August 4:
5 am	Begin ramping up Oxbow flow.
8 am	Reach full load at Oxbow of 1000 cfs.
11 am	Begin ramping down Oxbow flow to 250 cfs. and maintain a maximum of 250 cfs until 11 pm.

Sun, August 5:
5am	Normal boatable releases resume, yielding 1000 to 1050 cfs from 8 am to noon.

However, the actual release schedule was different in several respects: flow peaked at 870 cfs, not 1000 cfs; it started dropping immediately; at 11am flows ramped up before ramping down to 250 cfs.

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