Dreamflows Fantasy (future) Flows Report

Oregon Rivers			WED	THU	FRI	SAT

Oregon Rivers		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Chetco	Near Brookings (fant)	10am	17,500	14,000	24,500	13,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Applegate	Above Applegate Lake	n/a					2011	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake	n/a					2008	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Illinois	Near Kerby (fant)	10am	8,750	9,750	20,000	10,500	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue	Near Agness (fant)	10am	11,500	23,500	31,000	27,000	2018	Buy the Guidebook + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek (fant)	10am	480	900	1,950	1,250	2007	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek (fant)	10am	1,450	2,700	6,000	3,800		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua	At Tiller (fant)	10am	3,000	3,900	9,500	5,250	2015	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Lostine	Near Lostine	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Imnaha	At Imnaha	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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California North Coast			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
California North Coast		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	High	8,250	High	7,250	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	4,400	3,500	High	3,100	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge (fant)	noon	High	High	High	High	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi (fant)	noon	High	High	High	High	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Jedediah Smith (fant)	noon	28,000	22,500	42,000	20,500	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Keno (fant)	noon	750	1,000	1,350	900		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam	n/a						Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule	n/a						Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley (fant)	10am	1,850	2,700	9,750	10,000	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott	Near Fort Jones (fant)	noon	150	1,050	4,700	3,500	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)	noon	550	1,200	2,400	1,050		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Orleans (fant)	noon	8,500	17,500	38,000	28,000	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Klamath Glen (fant)	noon	16,000	37,000	93,000	86,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	600	2,000	High	2,300	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	725	2,350	High	2,800	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Salmon	At Somes Bar (fant)	noon	1,850	6,250	13,500	7,250	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam	n/a					2018	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Trinity	At Cedar Flat	n/a					2017	No estimate for this time of year
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom (fant)	noon	Low	2,900	High	2,600		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	At Forest Glen	n/a					2022	No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity	Below Hyampom (fant)	noon	625	8,500	17,000	7,500	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	At Hoopa (fant)	noon	2,500	11,000	39,000	30,000	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299 (fant)	noon	600	1,450	1,750	1,000	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Orick (fant)	noon	1,900	6,750	12,500	7,500	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake (fant)	noon	750	2,300	4,200	2,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	At Arcata (fant)	noon	875	14,000	26,000	10,000	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville (fant)	noon	5,500	26,000	23,500	8,750	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios (fant)	noon	550	15,000	42,000	15,000	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Leggett (fant)	noon	3,000	8,500	17,500	6,250	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Miranda (fant)	noon	3,800	19,500	38,000	15,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Fort Seward (fant)	noon	2,400	59,000	125,000	58,000	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Scotia (fant)	noon	2,700	57,000	184,000	102,000	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mattole	Near Ettersburg (fant)	noon	900	3,400	4,400	2,450	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Noyo River	Below South Fork	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Rancheria Creek	At Mountain View Rd	n/a					2019	No estimate for this time of year
Navarro	Near Navarro (fant)	noon	33	1,750	6,750	4,000	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Garcia	At Eureka Hill Road	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
So. Gualala	Near Sea Ranch	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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California Central/South Coast			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
California Central/South Coast		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Russian	At Hopland (fant)	noon	280	2,450	7,250	2,700	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Cloverdale (fant)	noon	410	6,250	12,500	4,700	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Healdsburg (fant)	noon	230	13,500	21,000	12,000	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Napa	Near Napa (fant)	noon	0	900	2,050	1,200	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Alameda Creek	Near Niles (fant)	noon	21	120	94	380	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose	n/a					2010	Flow currently unavailable
Guadalupe	At San Jose (fant)	noon	30	61	170	130		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Francisquito Cr	At Stanford University	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
San Lorenzo	At Felton (fant)	noon	29	43	35	47	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio (fant)	noon	10	10	10	21		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Big Sur	Near Big Sur	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad (fant)	noon	28	28	27	30		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Antonio	Near Lockwood	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)	noon	0	0	0	1		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore (fant)	noon	16	16	16	37		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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California Sacramento Valley			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
California Sacramento Valley		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Sacramento	At Delta (fant)	noon	500	3,400	9,250	5,000	2018	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	Above McCloud Res (fant)	noon	750	1,050	1,550	1,500	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	At Shasta Lake (fant)	noon	470	1,950	4,500	4,100	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	At Canby	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Pit	Above Pit 1 Powerhouse	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Pit	At Big Bend	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Sacramento	Below Keswick Dam	n/a					2019	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)	noon	200	200			2024	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Thu Nov 21, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)	noon	360	1,250	3,100	1,700	2024	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cottonwood	Above Middle Fork	n/a					2010	No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Cottonwood	Above North Fork	n/a					2009	No estimate for this time of year
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road	n/a					2009	No estimate for this time of year
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge (fant)	noon	5,250	17,000	39,000	28,000	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road (fant)	noon	35	1,450	1,750	420	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon (fant)	noon	165	1,350	2,900	1,850	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek	Near Vina (fant)	noon	150	300	2,350	2,000	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Vina-Woodson Bridge	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res (fant)	noon	46	1,300	2,200	850		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Rel Indian Valley Dam (pred)	noon	11	11			2020	Schedule + Expect 11 cfs until Thu Nov 21, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek (fant)	noon	8	13	1,000	300	2008	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (fant)	10am	21	550	2,150	1,250	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29 (fant)	noon	12	8,750	12,500	1,800		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Northern			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
California West Sierra - Northern		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls (fant)	noon	130	320	1,100	3,300	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie (fant)	noon	58	675	1,950	1,950	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia (fant)	noon	230	950	3,300	6,500		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Feather	Below Rock Creek Dam	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Grizzly Creek	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Poe Dam	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge (fant)	noon	130	1,550	3,100	2,100	2013	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	Near Portola (fant)	noon	48	67	105	140		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar (fant)	noon	210	2,600	7,000	7,250	May 28	Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather	Below Little Grass Valley	n/a					Sep 15	Flow currently unavailable
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar (fant)	noon	175	2,450	3,200	3,100	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam (fant)	noon	28	28	28	525	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake	n/a					Sep 10	Flow currently unavailable
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge (fant)	noon	49	140	1,050	1,450	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Yuba	Below Englebright Dam (pred)	noon	1,100					Schedule + Expect 1093 cfs until Wed Nov 20, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Deer Creek	Near Smartville (fant)	noon	26	175	625	925		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)	noon	55	360	950	2,500	Jul 5	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. American	Above Tunnel Chute	n/a					Sep 22	Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Kyburz	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
So. Silver Creek	Below Ice House Reservoir	n/a					2023	Shuttle + Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Slab Creek Dam	n/a					2020	Shuttle + Flow currently unavailable
So. American	At Chili Bar (sched)	noon				1,300	Oct 10	Schedule + Shuttle + Utility projection, see Note 4
American	Below Lake Natoma (pred)	noon	2,000	2,000			2016	Schedule + Expect 2000 cfs until Thu Nov 21, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
No. Cosumnes	At Sand Ridge Rd	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd	n/a					2014	No estimate for this time of year
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar (fant)	noon	60	89	93	310	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res	n/a					2024	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay	n/a					2015	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam	n/a					Jun 27	Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse	n/a					2024	Flow currently unavailable
Calaveras	Below New Hogan Dam	n/a						Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Highland Creek	Below New Spicer Meadow (pred)	noon	200	200			2013	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Thu Nov 21, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	Goodwin Dam Schedule (pred)	noon	200	200			2018	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Thu Nov 21, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	At Orange Blossom Bridge (fant)	noon	205	205	205	205	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Southern			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
California West Sierra - Southern		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse	n/a					Jun 20	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake	n/a					Jun 20	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	At Mushroom (est)	n/a					Jun 20	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool (est)	n/a					Jul 29	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Merced	At Happy Isles Bridge (fant)	noon	10	10	10	70		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Merced	At Pohono Bridge (fant)	noon	24	23	23	67	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Kern	Below Lake Isabella	n/a					2017	Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
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California East Sierra			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
California East Sierra		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Susan	At Susanville (fant)	noon	23	975	2,000	1,350		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe (pred)	noon	76	76			2014	Schedule + Expect 76 cfs until Thu Nov 21, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Truckee	Near Truckee (fant)	noon	79	92	270	200	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	440	500	525	850	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	61	73	100	77	Oct 27	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	79	92	89	160	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	39	27	26	55	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Nevada Rivers			WED	THU	FRI	SAT
Nevada Rivers		Time	11/20/24	11/21/24	11/22/24	11/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	440	500	525	850	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	At Reno (fant)	noon	430	500	600	1,050	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	61	73	100	77	Oct 27	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	79	92	89	160	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson	Near Carson City (fant)	noon	115	135	150	290	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	39	27	26	55	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Key to Symbols

External report links: clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the same flow site on the Realtime report. Similarly, clicking on the icon selects the same flow site on the Daily report. Similarly, clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the corresponding flow site at the River Forecast Center.
Flow colors: 15 frozen, 15 low, 15 okay, 15 high, 15 unknown. The values that determine if a flow is marked "low", "okay" or "high" are available on the Trigger Levels page. Note: these colors give a general, catch-all classification for the flow at each location, as an aid to selecting potential runs. However, flow ranges are very subjective, particularly with respect to craft type, so be sure to consult a guidebook before selecting a run. Note also that a "low" or "high" classification means just that - "low" or "high". Whether or not it also means "unrunnable" depends on how low or high, your craft type, and your skill level - many rivers are routinely run at flows that are generally considered "low" or "high".
All flows are in 'cfs' (cubic feet per second) unless otherwise stated. Other units are 'ft' (gauge height in feet) and 'in' (gauge height in inches). Special symbols are 'ART' (gauge is Above Rating Table), 'BRT' (gauge is Below Rating Table) and 'BKW' (gauge is affected by backwater from a nearby reservoir or stream).
Flows marked are considered by some to be at or near optimum for at least one run served by this flow site. The values used to determine which flows are marked "optimum" are available on the Trigger Levels page.
Paddle out colors: 123.45ft indicates paddle out to the "usual" take-out is less than 1/4 of a mile; 123.45ft moderate; 123.45ft 1.5 miles or longer. Computations use reservoir elevation, and should give a fair idea of paddle out on the reservoir. Note: the computed start-of-paddle-out point is where the river meets the reservoir. Since the current won't stop immediately, expect the effective paddle out to be somewhat less than specified.
Weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy/foggy, cloudy/foggy, rain, snow, smoky, windy, unknown. Note: these icons should give you a general idea of what the weather is like at each location - or will be like tomorrow if this report was generated after 4PM - but there is no substitute for clicking on the icon and getting the full NOAA weather report.
BBS icons: - see the help page.
Clicking on any brown, blue or red link yields additional information or functionality. The River Name link (brown, first column) points to the corresponding Dreamflows Cross-Listing entry for this site. The Flow Location link (blue, second column) points to the corresponding flow graph for this site. The Estimate link (red, second column, if present) links to the flow-estimates feedback page.

Estimate Information

All flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates - which means they may well be incorrect. For this reason, don't undertake expensive or time-consuming trips based solely on the estimate (or if you do, accept the possibility of being skunked). Always try to confirm the sanity of the estimate by means of rainfall, snowpack, similar flows in similar drainages, word of mouth, etc.

Note 1 Confidence information appearing in the Comments column of the report means Dreamflows calculated the flow using a statistically-derived model. In that case, two things. Firstly, that confidence information is theoretical - it's based on the available historical data, which may or may not cover the current water year type. Secondly, a confidence of (say) 85% sounds wonderful, but don't forget that also means there's a 15% chance the actual flow will be outside the given range. You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 2 Reservoir calculations are based on storage change. Though useful indicators of flow trends, they can at times be amazingly inaccurate, especially if the reservoir is large. See the Dreamflows FAQ for details.

Note 3 When gauge height is available but river flow is not, where possible, Dreamflows converts gauge height to river flow using a rating table. The rating table used is the most currently-available, but still usually out-of-date, so the reported flow will probably be inaccurate to some extent. You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 4 Good-faith scheduled releases are marked (sched) and are usually reliable, but even so the releases might not occur, or be different than projected. Reasons for this include (but are not limited to) operational, health, safety and legal.

Note 5 Short-term planned releases are marked (pred) and are usually fairly reliable, however they can (and sometimes do) change radically without notice. It's good to take these predictions with a grain of salt.

Note 6 Fantasy flow entries are marked (fant) and are best-guess predictions of flow trends based on current and expected future conditions like the weather. The future is uncertain, expecially so when it comes to either the weather or fantasy river flows. Consequently, do not assume the actual flows will match the predicted ones, since they almost certainly won't. Please use fant entries only as an indication of expected trends - and even then understand that, like weather reports, they could be totally wrong. For more information, see the help page.

Helpful Dreamflows Links

The Dreamflows Bulletin Board and the Dreamflows Notes page report useful river information such as hazards, releases, access issues, etc. A given posting may be on one but not the other, so be sure to visit both.
The FAQ page answers some common questions.
Dreamflows Alerts is a free service with additional features. It will alert you when rivers of your choice are running.
The Daily Dreamflows reports between them offer flow information on a great many Western U.S. rivers. The pages are updated every day at about 5pm.

Other Dreamflows Reports

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