Dreamflows Trinity - Lewiston Dam Release Schedule - 2015
 
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Releases From Lewiston Dam - Historical - 2015

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

ColorMeaning
 Scheduled release: 300 cfs below Lewiston Dam all day.
 Scheduled release: 450 cfs below Lewiston Dam all day.
 Scheduled release: 500 cfs or more below Lewiston Dam all day.
 Ramping up/down from Lewiston during the day.
Note: All information provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

 

January 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
23300 cfs
all day
24300 cfs
all day
25300 cfs
all day
26300 cfs
all day
27300 cfs
all day
28300 cfs
all day
29300 cfs
all day
30300 cfs
all day
31300 cfs
all day

 

February 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
23300 cfs
all day
24300 cfs
all day
25300 cfs
all day
26300 cfs
all day
27300 cfs
all day
28300 cfs
all day

 

March 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
23300 cfs
all day
24300 cfs
all day
25300 cfs
all day
26300 cfs
all day
27300 cfs
all day
28300 cfs
all day
29300 cfs
all day
30300 cfs
all day
31300 cfs
all day
       

 

April 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
22Ramp up
to 500 cfs
23500 cfs
all day
24500 cfs
all day
25500 cfs
all day
26500 cfs
all day
27500 cfs
all day
28Change to
600 cfs at 6am
29Ramp up
to 850 cfs
30Ramp up
to 1,400 cfs
   

 

May 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
          1Ramp up
to 2,400 cfs
2Ramp up
to 3,400 cfs
3Ramp up
to 4,400 cfs
4Ramp up
to 8,500 cfs
58,500 cfs
all day
68,500 cfs
all day
7Ramp down
to 5,600 cfs
8Ramp down
to 3,600 cfs
9Ramp down
to 2,900 cfs
102,900 cfs
all day
112,900 cfs
all day
12Ramp down
to 2,300 cfs
13Ramp down
to 2,000 cfs
142,000 cfs
all day
152,000 cfs
all day
162,000 cfs
all day
172,000 cfs
all day
182,000 cfs
all day
192,000 cfs
all day
202,000 cfs
all day
212,000 cfs
all day
222,000 cfs
all day
232,000 cfs
all day
24Change to
1,900 cfs at 6am
251,900 cfs
all day
26Change to
1,800 cfs at 2am
271,800 cfs
all day
281,800 cfs
all day
291,800 cfs
all day
30Ramp down
to 1,400 cfs
31Ramp down
to 1,200 cfs
           

 

June 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  11,200 cfs
all day
21,200 cfs
all day
31,200 cfs
all day
41,200 cfs
all day
5Change to
1,100 cfs at 6am
61,100 cfs
all day
7Change to
1,000 cfs at 10pm
8Change to
900 cfs at 10pm
9900 cfs
all day
10Change to
800 cfs at 10pm
11Change to
700 cfs at 10pm
12700 cfs
all day
13700 cfs
all day
14700 cfs
all day
15700 cfs
all day
16700 cfs
all day
17700 cfs
all day
18Change to
650 cfs at 10pm
19650 cfs
all day
20Change to
600 cfs at 10pm
21600 cfs
all day
22600 cfs
all day
23600 cfs
all day
24Change to
550 cfs at 10pm
25550 cfs
all day
26550 cfs
all day
27Change to
500 cfs at 10pm
28500 cfs
all day
29500 cfs
all day
30Change to
450 cfs at 10pm
       

 

July 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1450 cfs
all day
2450 cfs
all day
3450 cfs
all day
4450 cfs
all day
5450 cfs
all day
6450 cfs
all day
7450 cfs
all day
8450 cfs
all day
9450 cfs
all day
10450 cfs
all day
11450 cfs
all day
12450 cfs
all day
13450 cfs
all day
14450 cfs
all day
15450 cfs
all day
16450 cfs
all day
17450 cfs
all day
18450 cfs
all day
19450 cfs
all day
20450 cfs
all day
21450 cfs
all day
22450 cfs
all day
23450 cfs
all day
24450 cfs
all day
25450 cfs
all day
26450 cfs
all day
27450 cfs
all day
28450 cfs
all day
29450 cfs
all day
30450 cfs
all day
31450 cfs
all day
 

 

August 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
            1450 cfs
all day
2450 cfs
all day
3450 cfs
all day
4450 cfs
all day
5450 cfs
all day
6450 cfs
all day
7450 cfs
all day
8450 cfs
all day
9450 cfs
all day
10450 cfs
all day
11450 cfs
all day
12450 cfs
all day
13450 cfs
all day
14450 cfs
all day
15450 cfs
all day
16Ramp up
to 1,500 cfs
17Ramping up/down to 2,450 cfs 18Ramp down
to 1,600 cfs
19Ramp down
to 1,000 cfs
20Ramp down
to 450 cfs
21Ramp up
to 1,150 cfs, see note 3
221,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
231,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
241,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
251,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
261,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
271,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
281,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
291,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
301,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
311,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
         

 

September 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    11,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
21,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
31,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
41,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
51,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
61,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
71,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
81,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
91,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
101,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
111,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
121,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
131,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
141,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
151,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
161,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
171,150 cfs
all day , see note 3
18Ramp down
to 700 cfs
19Ramp down
to 450 cfs
20450 cfs
all day
21450 cfs
all day
22450 cfs
all day
23450 cfs
all day
24450 cfs
all day
25450 cfs
all day
26450 cfs
all day
27450 cfs
all day
28450 cfs
all day
29450 cfs
all day
30450 cfs
all day
     

 

October 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1450 cfs
all day
2450 cfs
all day
3450 cfs
all day
4450 cfs
all day
5450 cfs
all day
6450 cfs
all day
7450 cfs
all day
8450 cfs
all day
9450 cfs
all day
10450 cfs
all day
11450 cfs
all day
12450 cfs
all day
13450 cfs
all day
14450 cfs
all day
15450 cfs
all day
16450 cfs
all day
17Change to
400 cfs at 6am
18400 cfs
all day
19400 cfs
all day
20Change to
350 cfs at 6am
21350 cfs
all day
22Change to
300 cfs at 6am
23300 cfs
all day
24300 cfs
all day
25300 cfs
all day
26300 cfs
all day
27300 cfs
all day
28300 cfs
all day
29300 cfs
all day
30300 cfs
all day
31300 cfs
all day

 

November 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
23300 cfs
all day
24300 cfs
all day
25300 cfs
all day
26300 cfs
all day
27300 cfs
all day
28300 cfs
all day
29300 cfs
all day
30300 cfs
all day
         

 

December 2015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
23300 cfs
all day
24300 cfs
all day
25300 cfs
all day
26300 cfs
all day
27300 cfs
all day
28300 cfs
all day
29300 cfs
all day
30300 cfs
all day
31300 cfs
all day
   

Water Management Issues:

1.  The release for the Hoopa Valley Tribe's Boat Dance Ceremony (which is held in odd-numbered years) went from Aug 16 through Aug 20, 2015.  For detailed ramping information, see this bulletin board post.

2.  Times reflect releases from Lewiston Dam, and it is assumed that it takes approximately 12 hours for the water to get to Pigeon Point and 20 hours to get to Cedar Flat.  This is a good rule of thumb, though the actual flow travel time is flow dependent (the higher the flow, the less time it takes).  Here are some approximate observed numbers:

Lewiston Release Time to Pigeon Point Time to Cedar Flat
500 cfs13 hours24 hours
1000 cfs12 hours20 hours
1500 cfs10 hours14 hours
3000 cfs9 hours13 hours