Dreamflows Latest Flows Report
Apr 18, 2024 @ 8:45am PDT
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This flow information reflects conditions only at the time measurements were taken.  Flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates based on other flow values, and may therefore be wildly inaccurate (see Estimate Information).  In addition, release changes, rainfall or snowmelt can cause dramatic changes to all flows.  Therefore, actual flows may differ significantly from the ones listed here.

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Flow Data Format:
RiverName - GaugeLocation WeatherIcon BBS
Date; Time; Flow; Gauge; Comments

California West Sierra - Southern

Tuolumne - Above Hetch Hetchy Res   
Apr 18; 8:30am; 1,037 cfs; 11.54ft; Water 40°F

Tuolumne - Below Hetch Hetchy   
Apr 18; 8:30am; 204 cfs; 4.15ft;

Tuolumne - Above Early Intake   
Apr 18; 8:30am; 274 cfs; 13.43ft; Water 52°F

Cherry Creek - Above Cherry Lake     2023
Apr 18; 8:00am; 827 cfs; 4.81ft; Water 36°F

Cherry Creek - Below Cherry Lake     2006
Apr 18; 8:30am; 7.0 cfs; 5.08ft; Water 45°F

Cherry Creek - Above Holm Powerhouse     2006
Apr 18; 8:30am; 817 cfs; 5.02ft; Water 50°F

Cherry Creek - Below Holm Powerhouse     Apr 17
Apr 18; 8:30am; 1,847 cfs; 9.92ft; Water 47°F

Tuolumne - Below Early Intake     Apr 17
Apr 18; 8:30am; 965 cfs; 5.70ft; Water 50°F

Tuolumne - At Mushroom (est)     Apr 17
Apr 18; 9:30am; 2,812 cfs; n/a; 90% confidence actual flow is between 2700 and 3000 cfs

Mi. Tuolumne - Above SF Confluence     Apr 17
Apr 18; 8:00am; 344 cfs; 3.91ft; Falling 2 cfs/hr

So. Tuolumne - At Rainbow Pool     Apr 17
Apr 18; 7:00am; 329 cfs; 4.81ft; Rising 3 cfs/hr

Tuolumne - At Merals Pool (est)     Apr 17
Apr 18; 8:00am; 3,485 cfs; n/a; 90% confidence actual flow is between 3300 and 3700 cfs

Clavey - Near Hunter Bend (est)     2011
n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; 90% confidence actual flow is between 62 and 105 cfs

No. Tuolumne - At Riverside Campground (rough)   
Apr 17; 12:00pm; 365 cfs; n/a; 79% confidence actual flow is between 235 and 490 cfs

Tuolumne - At Wards Ferry     Apr 17
n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; Flow currently unavailable

Tuolumne - New Don Pedro Paddle Out     2017
Apr 18; 8:30am; n/a; 802.91ft; Paddle out to Ward’s Ferry: 1.3 miles (approx.)

Tuolumne - Inflow New Don Pedro Res     Apr 17
Apr 16; 0:00am; 4,597 cfs; n/a;

Tuolumne - Below La Grange Dam   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 3,530 cfs; 9.69ft; Water 51°F

Merced - At Happy Isles Bridge   
Apr 18; 8:30am; 956 cfs; 4.30ft; Water 38°F + Falling 17 cfs/hr

Merced - At Pohono Bridge     2017
Apr 18; 8:00am; 2,060 cfs; 5.81ft; Falling 39 cfs/hr

Merced - At Red Bud (est)     2016
Apr 18; 11:45am; 2,223 cfs; n/a; Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion + Falling 46 cfs/hr

So. Merced - At Wawona     2008
Apr 18; 7:45am ; 837 cfs; 4.78ft; Rising 9 cfs/hr

So. Merced - At Hwy 140 Bridge (est)     2008
n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; 90% confidence actual flow is between 110 and 185 cfs + Falling 4 cfs/hr

Merced - Below Briceburg     2018
Apr 18; 7:15am; 3,606 cfs; 11.54ft; Water 53°F

Merced - Inflow Lake McClure (est)     2007
Apr 16; 0:00am; 2,292 cfs; n/a; Reservoir calculation, see Note 2

Merced - At Cressy   
Apr 18; 7:15am; 176 cfs; 10.82ft; Water 66°F

Fresno - Above Hensley Lake     2009
Apr 18; 7:45am; 201 cfs; 1.44ft;

Mi. San Joaquin - At Devils Postpile     2010
Apr 18; 8:00am; 192 cfs; 4.46ft;

San Joaquin - At Miller Crossing (est)     2009
n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-800 cfs

Mono Creek - Below Lake Edison     2008
Apr 17; 6:45pm; 21 cfs; n/a;

So. San Joaquin - Below Florence Lake     2016
Apr 17; 6:45pm; 54 cfs; n/a;

San Joaquin - Below Mammoth Pool Res     2023
Apr 17; 6:45pm; 1,044 cfs; n/a;

San Joaquin - Chawanakee Gorge     2010
Apr 17; 6:45pm; 0.0 cfs; n/a;

San Joaquin - Below Stevenson Creek   
Apr 17; 5:45pm; 5.0 cfs; n/a;

No. Willow Creek - Near Sugar Pine     2006
Apr 18; 7:45am; 67 cfs; 3.45ft;

San Joaquin - Below Redinger Lake     2006
Apr 17; 6:45pm; 43 cfs; n/a;

San Joaquin - At Horseshoe Bend     2023
Apr 17; 6:45pm; 330 cfs; n/a;

San Joaquin - At Patterson Bend     2006
Apr 18; 4:45am; 33 cfs; 4.71ft;

San Joaquin - Inflow Millerton Lake     2006
Apr 16; 0:00am; 3,346 cfs; n/a;

San Joaquin - Below Friant Dam   
Apr 18; 7:30am; 545 cfs; 3.31ft; Water 48°F

San Joaquin - At Highway 41   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 565 cfs; 5.83ft; Water 54°F

San Joaquin - At Donny Bridge   
n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; Water 49°F

San Joaquin - Below Skaggs Bridge   
Apr 18; 7:15am; 458 cfs; 4.11ft;

San Joaquin - At Gravelly Ford   
Apr 18; 7:15am; 390 cfs; 3.83ft; Water 61°F

San Joaquin - At Mendota   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 371 cfs; 3.98ft;

No. Kings - At Meadow Brook   
Apr 18; 7:30am; 119 cfs; 3.13ft;

No. Kings - Below Balch Diversion Dam     2007
Apr 18; 4:45am; 18 cfs; 2.07ft;

No. Kings - Above Dinkey Creek     2011
Apr 18; 7:30am; 25 cfs; 1.30ft;

Dinkey Creek - At Dinkey Meadow (est)   
Apr 18; 4:30am; 403 cfs; n/a; 88% confidence actual flow is between 320 and 480 cfs

Dinkey Creek - Above North Fork Kings (est)     2009
Apr 18; 7:30am; 743 cfs; n/a;

No. Kings - Below Dinkey Creek     2012
Apr 18; 8:30am ; 763 cfs; 4.61ft;

So. Kings - Above Roaring River   
Apr 18; 8:30am; 570 cfs; 4.18ft; Water 40°F

So. Kings - Above Boyden Cave   
Apr 18; 7:30am ; 858 cfs; 6.36ft; Water 43°F

Kings - At Rodgers Crossing (est)     2009
Apr 18; 8:00am; 2,415 cfs; n/a; 90% confidence actual flow is between 2300 and 2500 cfs + Rising 17 cfs/hr

Kings - Below North Fork   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 3,228 cfs; 6.29ft; Water 52°F

Kings - Inflow Pine Flat Res (est)     2011
Apr 18; 7:00am; 4,358 cfs; n/a; Reservoir calculation, see Note 2

Kings - Rel Pine Flat Lake   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 1,424 cfs; 4.31ft;

Mill Creek - Above Kings River   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 67 cfs; 2.18ft;

Mi. Kaweah - Above Marble Fork   
Apr 18; 7:15am; 346 cfs; 5.45ft; Rating Table

Marble Fk Kaweah - Near Lodgepole   
Apr 18; 7:45am; 40 cfs; 7.63ft; Water 46°F

E. Fk Kaweah - Near Oak Grove Bridge   
Apr 18; 1:15am; 279 cfs; 4.85ft; Water 51°F

No. Kaweah - At Kaweah (est)   
Apr 18; 7:15am; 402 cfs; n/a; 77% confidence actual flow is between 300 and 500 cfs + Falling 6 cfs/hr

Kaweah - At Three Rivers     2020
Apr 18; 8:15am; 1,346 cfs; 5.94ft;

Kaweah - Inflow Terminus Res     2009
Apr 16; 0:00am; 978 cfs; n/a;

Kaweah - Below Terminus Dam   
Apr 18; 8:15am; 0.0 cfs; 0.00ft; Water 63°F

Mi. Tule - Above Coffee Camp   
Apr 18; 7:15am; 262 cfs; 3.66ft;

So. Tule - Near Cholollo Campground   
Apr 18; 7:45am; 57 cfs; 3.26ft; Water 44°F

So. Tule - Near Reservation Boundary   
Apr 18; 7:30am; 120 cfs; 3.99ft; Water 55°F

Tule - Near Springville     2016
Apr 18; 8:30am; 528 cfs; 4.27ft;

Dry Meadow Creek - Above Kern River (est)   
Apr 18; 7:45am; n/a; n/a;

No. Kern - Above Fairview Dam   
Apr 18; 8:00am ; 1,468 cfs; n/a; Buy the Guidebook

No. Kern - Below Fairview Dam   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 900 cfs; n/a; Buy the Guidebook

Brush Creek - At Take-Out Bridge     2020
n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; Flow currently unavailable

Brush Creek - Above Kern River (est)   
Apr 18; 7:45am; n/a; n/a;

No. Kern - At Kernville     2017
Apr 18; 8:15am ; 1,874 cfs; 4.99ft; Buy the Guidebook + Rising 26 cfs/hr

So. Kern - Near Onyx     2009
Apr 18; 8:30am; 629 cfs; 5.92ft; Rising 4 cfs/hr

Kern - Below Lake Isabella     2017
Apr 18; 8:15am; 917 cfs; 7.63ft; Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Water 53°F

Kern - Below Democrat   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 456 cfs; n/a;

Kern - Below Kern Canyon PH Div     2023
Apr 18; 8:00am; 305 cfs; 3.41ft;

Kern - At First Point   
Apr 18; 8:00am; 768 cfs; 3.14ft;

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