Hi Folks,

 

Summer has arrived in the Tuolumne basin, bringing high temperatures and increased snowmelt. Increased inflows to Hetchy will require increased releases from the dam to control elevation and limit future flood peaks. We are at 500 cfs right now (morning of June 2). We are planning on increasing releases from the dam to 700-800 cfs today, 1,000 cfs tomorrow, and likely 1,200 cfs Saturday, and possibly 1,500 Sunday or sometime next week. The final 2 moves will depend on how strong the inflows end up.

 

We are currently releasing ~200 cfs from valves at Lake Eleanor. We expect Lake Eleanor to fill and spill this weekend, resulting in a bit more water in Eleanor Creek.

 

The National Weather Service has hot weather and a slight chance of showers over the weekend. We know these events can be highly localized but can increase flows quickly.

 

Happy boating!

 

	Hetchy Release			Holm Draft			Eleanor		Total Release
All flows in cfs	High	Low	Kirkwood	High	Low	Cherry Release	High	Low	High	Low
6/2/2016	800	500	750	750	200	5	200	200	2,505	1,655
6/3/2016	1000	800	750	750	200	5	250	200	2,755	1,955
6/4/2016	1200	1000	750	750	200	5	300	200	3,005	2,155
6/5/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	350	200	3,355	2,155
6/6/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155
6/7/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155
6/8/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155
6/9/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155
6/10/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155
6/11/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155
6/12/2016	1500	1000	750	750	200	5	400	200	3,405	2,155