Dreamflows American - Lake Natoma Release Schedule

Dreamflows American - Lake Natoma Release Schedule - 2023

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Releases on the American River from Lake Natoma - Historical - 2023

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

Color	Meaning
	Scheduled release: Less than 3000 cfs below Lake Natoma.
	Scheduled release: Less than 6000 cfs below Lake Natoma.
	Scheduled release: 6000 cfs or more below Lake Natoma.
	Ramping up/down from Lake Natoma.

Note: Scheduled release information provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

January 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Ramping up to 25,000 cfs	225,000 cfs all day	325,000 cfs all day	425,000 cfs all day	525,000 cfs all day	625,000 cfs all day	7Ramping up to 35,000 cfs
8Ramping down to 25,000 cfs	925,000 cfs all day	10Change to 20,000 cfs at 11am	11Ramping down to 16,000 cfs	12Ramping down to 13,000 cfs	13Ramping down to 11,000 cfs	14Ramping down to 10,000 cfs
1510,000 cfs all day	1610,000 cfs all day	1710,000 cfs all day	1810,000 cfs all day	1910,000 cfs all day	2010,000 cfs all day	2110,000 cfs all day
2210,000 cfs all day	23Ramping down to 8,500 cfs	24Ramping down to 7,700 cfs	25Ramping down to 7,000 cfs	26Ramping down to 6,100 cfs	27Ramping down to 5,350 cfs	28Ramping down to 4,700 cfs
29Ramping down to 4,300 cfs	30Ramping down to 4,000 cfs	314,000 cfs all day

February 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			14,000 cfs all day	24,000 cfs all day	34,000 cfs all day	44,000 cfs all day
54,000 cfs all day	64,000 cfs all day	74,000 cfs all day	84,000 cfs all day	94,000 cfs all day	104,000 cfs all day	114,000 cfs all day
124,000 cfs all day	134,000 cfs all day	144,000 cfs all day	154,000 cfs all day	164,000 cfs all day	174,000 cfs all day	184,000 cfs all day
194,000 cfs all day	204,000 cfs all day	214,000 cfs all day	224,000 cfs all day	234,000 cfs all day	244,000 cfs all day	254,000 cfs all day
264,000 cfs all day	274,000 cfs all day	284,000 cfs all day

March 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			14,000 cfs all day	24,000 cfs all day	34,000 cfs all day	44,000 cfs all day
54,000 cfs all day	64,000 cfs all day	7Change to 5,000 cfs at 4pm	85,000 cfs all day	9Ramping up to 15,000 cfs	10Ramping up to 30,000 cfs	1130,000 cfs all day
1230,000 cfs all day	1330,000 cfs all day	1430,000 cfs all day	15Ramping down to 20,000 cfs	1620,000 cfs all day	17Ramping down to 16,000 cfs	1816,000 cfs all day
1916,000 cfs all day	20Ramping down to 14,000 cfs	21Ramping down to 12,000 cfs	22Ramping down to 10,000 cfs	23Ramping down to 9,000 cfs	24Ramping down to 8,000 cfs	258,000 cfs all day
268,000 cfs all day	27Ramping down to 7,000 cfs	287,000 cfs all day	297,000 cfs all day	307,000 cfs all day	317,000 cfs all day

April 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						17,000 cfs all day
27,000 cfs all day	37,000 cfs all day	47,000 cfs all day	57,000 cfs all day	67,000 cfs all day	77,000 cfs all day	87,000 cfs all day
97,000 cfs all day	107,000 cfs all day	117,000 cfs all day	127,000 cfs all day	137,000 cfs all day	147,000 cfs all day	157,000 cfs all day
167,000 cfs all day	177,000 cfs all day	187,000 cfs all day	197,000 cfs all day	207,000 cfs all day	217,000 cfs all day	227,000 cfs all day
237,000 cfs all day	247,000 cfs all day	257,000 cfs all day	267,000 cfs all day	27Change to 7,500 cfs at 8am	287,500 cfs all day	29Change to 8,000 cfs at 8am
308,000 cfs all day

May 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	18,000 cfs all day	28,000 cfs all day	38,000 cfs all day	48,000 cfs all day	58,000 cfs all day	68,000 cfs all day
78,000 cfs all day	88,000 cfs all day	98,000 cfs all day	108,000 cfs all day	118,000 cfs all day	128,000 cfs all day	138,000 cfs all day
148,000 cfs all day	15Ramping up to 10,000 cfs	16Ramping up to 12,000 cfs	1712,000 cfs all day	1812,000 cfs all day	1912,000 cfs all day	2012,000 cfs all day
2112,000 cfs all day	2212,000 cfs all day	2312,000 cfs all day	2412,000 cfs all day	2512,000 cfs all day	2612,000 cfs all day	2712,000 cfs all day
2812,000 cfs all day	2912,000 cfs all day	3012,000 cfs all day	31Ramping up to 14,500 cfs then down to 13,000 cfs

June 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1Ramping down to 11,000 cfs	2Ramping down to 9,000 cfs	39,000 cfs all day
49,000 cfs all day	59,000 cfs all day	69,000 cfs all day	79,000 cfs all day	89,000 cfs all day	99,000 cfs all day	10Change to 8,000 cfs at 6am
118,000 cfs all day	128,000 cfs all day	138,000 cfs all day	14Ramping down to 7,000 cfs	15Ramping down to 6,500 cfs	16Ramping down to 6,000 cfs	17Ramping down to 5,500 cfs
18Ramping down to 5,000 cfs	195,000 cfs all day	205,000 cfs all day	215,000 cfs all day	22Ramping down to 4,500 cfs	23Ramping down to 4,000 cfs	244,000 cfs all day
254,000 cfs all day	264,000 cfs all day	274,000 cfs all day	284,000 cfs all day	294,000 cfs all day	304,000 cfs all day

July 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						14,000 cfs all day
24,000 cfs all day	34,000 cfs all day	44,000 cfs all day	54,000 cfs all day	64,000 cfs all day	74,000 cfs all day	84,000 cfs all day
94,000 cfs all day	104,000 cfs all day	114,000 cfs all day	124,000 cfs all day	134,000 cfs all day	144,000 cfs all day	154,000 cfs all day
164,000 cfs all day	174,000 cfs all day	184,000 cfs all day	194,000 cfs all day	204,000 cfs all day	214,000 cfs all day	224,000 cfs all day
234,000 cfs all day	244,000 cfs all day	254,000 cfs all day	264,000 cfs all day	274,000 cfs all day	284,000 cfs all day	294,000 cfs all day
304,000 cfs all day	314,000 cfs all day

August 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		14,000 cfs all day	24,000 cfs all day	34,000 cfs all day	44,000 cfs all day	54,000 cfs all day
64,000 cfs all day	74,000 cfs all day	84,000 cfs all day	94,000 cfs all day	104,000 cfs all day	114,000 cfs all day	124,000 cfs all day
134,000 cfs all day	144,000 cfs all day	154,000 cfs all day	164,000 cfs all day	174,000 cfs all day	184,000 cfs all day	194,000 cfs all day
204,000 cfs all day	214,000 cfs all day	224,000 cfs all day	234,000 cfs all day	244,000 cfs all day	254,000 cfs all day	264,000 cfs all day
274,000 cfs all day	284,000 cfs all day	294,000 cfs all day	304,000 cfs all day	314,000 cfs all day

September 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1Ramping down to 3,500 cfs	23,500 cfs all day
33,500 cfs all day	43,500 cfs all day	53,500 cfs all day	63,500 cfs all day	7Ramping down to 3,000 cfs	83,000 cfs all day	93,000 cfs all day
103,000 cfs all day	113,000 cfs all day	123,000 cfs all day	133,000 cfs all day	143,000 cfs all day	153,000 cfs all day	163,000 cfs all day
173,000 cfs all day	183,000 cfs all day	193,000 cfs all day	203,000 cfs all day	213,000 cfs all day	223,000 cfs all day	233,000 cfs all day
243,000 cfs all day	253,000 cfs all day	263,000 cfs all day	273,000 cfs all day	283,000 cfs all day	293,000 cfs all day	303,000 cfs all day

October 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
13,000 cfs all day	23,000 cfs all day	33,000 cfs all day	43,000 cfs all day	53,000 cfs all day	6Ramping down to 2,600 cfs	72,500 cfs all day
82,500 cfs all day	92,500 cfs all day	102,500 cfs all day	112,500 cfs all day	122,500 cfs all day	132,500 cfs all day	142,500 cfs all day
152,500 cfs all day	162,500 cfs all day	172,500 cfs all day	182,500 cfs all day	192,500 cfs all day	202,500 cfs all day	212,500 cfs all day
222,500 cfs all day	232,500 cfs all day	242,500 cfs all day	252,500 cfs all day	262,500 cfs all day	272,500 cfs all day	282,500 cfs all day
292,500 cfs all day	302,500 cfs all day	31Change to 2,100 cfs at 2pm

November 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			12,100 cfs all day	22,100 cfs all day	32,100 cfs all day	42,100 cfs all day
52,100 cfs all day	62,100 cfs all day	72,100 cfs all day	82,100 cfs all day	92,100 cfs all day	102,100 cfs all day	112,100 cfs all day
122,100 cfs all day	132,100 cfs all day	142,100 cfs all day	152,100 cfs all day	162,100 cfs all day	172,100 cfs all day	182,100 cfs all day
192,100 cfs all day	202,100 cfs all day	212,100 cfs all day	222,100 cfs all day	232,100 cfs all day	242,100 cfs all day	252,100 cfs all day
262,100 cfs all day	272,100 cfs all day	282,100 cfs all day	292,100 cfs all day	302,100 cfs all day

December 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					12,100 cfs all day	22,100 cfs all day
32,100 cfs all day	42,100 cfs all day	52,100 cfs all day	62,100 cfs all day	72,100 cfs all day	82,100 cfs all day	92,100 cfs all day
102,100 cfs all day	112,100 cfs all day	122,100 cfs all day	132,100 cfs all day	142,100 cfs all day	152,100 cfs all day	162,100 cfs all day
172,100 cfs all day	18Change to 2,000 cfs at 4pm	192,000 cfs all day	202,000 cfs all day	21Change to 2,166 cfs at 10am	222,166 cfs all day	23Change to 1,989 cfs at 3am
241,989 cfs all day	251,989 cfs all day	261,989 cfs all day	272,000 cfs all day	282,000 cfs all day	292,000 cfs all day	302,000 cfs all day
312,000 cfs all day

Water Management Issues:

1. Releases shown were expected releases. Actual releases may have been different.

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