Dreamflows Fantasy (future) Flows Report

Oregon Rivers			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE

Oregon Rivers		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Chetco	Near Brookings (fant)	10am	1,550	7,500	9,250	7,750		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	625	4,100	3,200	1,900	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue	Near Agness	n/a					2018	Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek (fant)	10am	450	High	1,800	1,100	2007	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek (fant)	10am	1,350	9,250	5,500	3,300		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua	At Tiller (fant)	10am	825	10,500	4,200	2,600	2015	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Lostine	Near Lostine (fant)	noon	53					Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Imnaha	At Imnaha (fant)	noon	190					Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California North Coast			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California North Coast		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	700	6,000	4,300	3,200	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	320	2,800	2,000	1,500	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge (fant)	noon	1,050	High	6,750	4,900	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi (fant)	noon	850	7,500	5,500	3,900	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Jedediah Smith (fant)	noon	1,900	17,000	12,000	9,000	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Keno (fant)	noon	440	625	450	430		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam (pred)	noon	120					Schedule + Expect 119 cfs until Sat Dec 2, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule (pred)	1pm	1,000	500	500	500		Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Expect 300 cfs until Sun Dec 3, then 500 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley (fant)	10am	1,250	1,350	1,650	1,550	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott	Near Fort Jones (fant)	noon	70	165	125	130	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)	noon	260	825	600	525		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Orleans (fant)	noon	2,700	7,750	7,000	5,750	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Klamath Glen (fant)	noon	5,500	18,500	20,000	16,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	Low	775	775	550	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	Low	925	925	650	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Salmon	At Somes Bar (fant)	noon	500	2,500	2,500	1,750	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam (sched)	noon	300	300	300	300	2018	Schedule + Expect 300 cfs until Sun Mar 31, 2024, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Trinity	At Cedar Flat	n/a					2017	No estimate for this time of year
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low		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	165	370	340	250	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	At Hoopa (fant)	noon	1,100	2,500	4,100	3,100	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299 (fant)	noon	85	160	120	97	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Orick (fant)	noon	350	2,350	1,650	1,450	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake (fant)	noon	20	19	23	19		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	At Arcata (fant)	noon	165	3,100	1,050	800	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville (fant)	noon	75	2,100	725	320	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios (fant)	noon	69	300	170	120	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Leggett (fant)	noon	48	430	220	100	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Miranda (fant)	noon	76	290	380	225		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Fort Seward (fant)	noon	270	390	550	390	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Scotia (fant)	noon	410	900	1,500	1,250	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mattole	Near Ettersburg (fant)	noon	38	440	360	250	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Noyo River	Below South Fork (fant)	noon	15	28	17	8		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rancheria Creek	At Mountain View Rd	n/a					2019	No estimate for this time of year
Navarro	Near Navarro (fant)	noon	21	31	29	22	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Garcia	At Eureka Hill Road (fant)	noon	2.36ft	3.00ft	2.90ft	2.50ft
So. Gualala	Near Sea Ranch (fant)	noon	15	16	16	9		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Central/South Coast			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California Central/South Coast		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Russian	At Hopland (fant)	noon	185	190	180	175	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Cloverdale (fant)	noon	180	190	175	170	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Healdsburg (fant)	noon	185	190	190	175	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Napa	Near Napa (fant)	noon	1	1	1	0	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Alameda Creek	Near Niles (fant)	noon	19	19	16	16	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose (fant)	noon	3	4	4	4	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Guadalupe	At San Jose (fant)	noon	54	38	38	38		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Francisquito Cr	At Stanford University (fant)	noon	1	1	1	1		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Lorenzo	At Felton (fant)	noon	30	28	27	27	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio (fant)	noon	21	21	21	21		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Big Sur	Near Big Sur (fant)	noon	21	20	20	20		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad (fant)	noon	28	28	27	27		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Antonio	Near Lockwood (fant)	noon	1	1	1	1		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)	noon	1	1	1	1		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon (fant)	noon	0	0	0			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore (fant)	noon	22	22	22	22		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula (fant)	noon	4	3	3	3		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sacramento Valley			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California Sacramento Valley		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Sacramento	At Delta (fant)	noon	245	270	260	280	2018	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	Above McCloud Res (fant)	noon	700	750	725	725	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	At Shasta Lake (fant)	noon	340	380	370	360	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	At Canby (fant)	noon	48	48	95	115		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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 (pred)	noon	5,000	5,000			2019	Schedule + Expect 5100 cfs until Sun Dec 3, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)	noon	200	200			2023	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Sun Dec 3, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)	noon	250	260	250	250	2017	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 (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge (fant)	noon	6,250	6,250	6,250	6,250	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road (fant)	noon	8	9	8	8	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon (fant)	noon	115	180	150	145	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek	Near Vina (fant)	noon	110	120	110	110	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Vina-Woodson Bridge (fant)	noon	5,750	6,000	6,000	6,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res (fant)	noon	6	6	6	6		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Rel Indian Valley Dam (pred)	noon	11	11			2020	Schedule + Expect 11 cfs until Sun Dec 3, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek (fant)	noon	3	3	3	3	2008	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (fant)	10am	17	21	17	17	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29 (fant)	noon	10	11	10	10		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Northern			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California West Sierra - Northern		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls (fant)	noon	130	145	145	145	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie (fant)	noon	53	57	51	50	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia (fant)	noon	195	215	215	210		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Feather	Below Rock Creek Dam	n/a					Jul 12	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Grizzly Creek	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Poe Dam	n/a					Nov 13	Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge (fant)	noon	88	130	88	80	2013	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	Near Portola (fant)	noon	56	52	49	48		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar (fant)	noon	250	280	260	250	2022	Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather	Below Little Grass Valley	n/a					Sep 22	Flow currently unavailable
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar (fant)	noon	170	360	175	160	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam (fant)	noon	30	30	30	30	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake	n/a					Aug 15	Flow currently unavailable
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge (fant)	noon	53	60	52	51	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Yuba	Below Englebright Dam (pred)	noon	1,000					Schedule + Expect 996 cfs until Sat Dec 2, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Deer Creek	Near Smartville (fant)	noon	5	14	5	5		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)	noon	86	130	90	86	2022	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. American	Above Tunnel Chute	n/a					2022	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	1,500	1,500			2023	Schedule + Shuttle + Utility projection, see Note 4
American	Below Lake Natoma (pred)	noon	2,100	2,100			2016	Schedule + Expect 2100 cfs until Sun Dec 3, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
No. Cosumnes	At Sand Ridge Rd (fant)	noon	49	41	41	41		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd	n/a					2014	No estimate for this time of year
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar (fant)	noon	79	89	86	84	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res	n/a					2018	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay	n/a					2015	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse	n/a					2021	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 Sun Dec 3, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	Goodwin Dam Schedule (pred)	noon	200	200			2018	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Sun Dec 3, 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			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California West Sierra - Southern		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse	n/a					Aug 31	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake	n/a					Aug 31	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	At Mushroom (est)	n/a					Aug 31	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool (est)	n/a					Aug 31	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Merced	At Happy Isles Bridge (fant)	noon	23	23	22	22		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Merced	At Pohono Bridge (fant)	noon	47	46	48	49	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			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California East Sierra		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Susan	At Susanville (fant)	noon	17	17	17	17		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe	n/a					2014	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Truckee	Near Truckee (fant)	noon	62	63	67	68	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	450	450	450	450	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	28	28	28	28		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	105	95	89	86	Jul 14	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	125	115	110	105	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	58	58	57	57	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Nevada Rivers			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
Nevada Rivers		Time	12/02/23	12/03/23	12/04/23	12/05/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	450	450	450	450	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	At Reno (fant)	noon	450	460	460	460	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	28	28	28	28		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	105	95	89	86	Jul 14	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	125	115	110	105	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson	Near Carson City (fant)	noon	210	210	200	190	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	58	58	57	57	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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A complete list of available reports and report formats is available on the River Flow Reports page.