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January 9, 2012:

Added select 'Composite' maps to the Cross-Listing Pages.  Each 'Composite' map shows the relationship between gauges and runs for that drainage,  or in some cases logical sub-section of that drainage.  Each composite map appears under the most upstream gauge/run in the drainage.  So, for instance, for the North Yuba, the Composite entry appears under the Sierra City gauge,  since that is the most upstream gauge in the North Yuba drainage.  The following Composite maps are currently available:

South Fork American River - Lower - Composite

North Fork Kern River - Lower - Composite

North Yuba River - Composite

South Fork Payette River - Composite

[For folks who are wondering why the SF Payette is included at this time, the answer is that the primary Dreamflows beta tester, Tracy from Boise, is from ... well ... Boise, so of course I'm going to include the SF Payette ].
On the 'Composite' map, colored 'tracks' show the approximate path of each run.  A by-product of this is that, where available, tracks information is supplied even on non-composite maps.  For instance, tracks are now drawn by default for the Chili Bar run: 

So. American - At Chili Bar

Note that for Chili Bar, take-out locations downstream of the nominal take-out for the run are shown.  Admitedly it's a little funky to show take-outs (or in other situations put-ins) beyond the bounds of the recognized run, however I think that's just life; not everything fits neatly into a pre-conceived box, and folks put in/take out wherever's convenient.  Note also, that if a given function on the map is disabled (e.g Show Rapids is greyed out) it just means that information isn't available (yet).

December 17, 2011:

Added a 'landmark' marker type to reach maps, displayed as .  This type of marker is for locating lunch spots, parking areas when put-in/take-out requires hiking, etc.  A sample (but real) map with all the currently supported marker types appears here.

December 8, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California site: 

San Francisquito Cr - At Stanford University

November 26, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California site: 

San Antonio - Near Lockwood

November 23, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California site: 

So. Gualala - Near Sea Ranch

October 30, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California site: 

Rubicon - At Ellicott Bridge

This data is being provided direct to Dreamflows by Placer County Water Agency as part of the relicensing process.  Huge thanks to Hilde Schweitzer for her work in encouraging Placer County Water Agency to make this data available.

October 13, 2011:

The following Washingston State Department of Ecology flow sites are now being reported with 15-minute data:

Dosewallips - At Brinnon

Nason Creek - Near Mouth

Pilchuck Creek - At I-5 Bridge

Squire Creek - At Squire Creek Park

Deer Creek - Near Oso

Jim Creek - At Whites Road

Canyon Creek - Near Masonic Park

Big Quilcene - Near Mouth

Grays - Below Hwy-4 Bridge

Germany Creek - At Mouth

Little Klickitat - Near Wahkiacus

Peshastin Creek - Near Wenatchee Confluence

Little Wenatchee - Below Rainy Creek

Soleduck - Near Quillayute

Mad - Above Camp Nine

Rock Creek - At Stevenson

Wind River - At Stabler

They were previously reported as daily average flow.

September 28, 2011:

Changed the way put-in/take-out locations are reporting on the cross-listing pages.  Previously, locations were displayed individually (each on its own map).  Now, a single map displays all published put-in and take-out locations, as well as the gauge location.  This should help make it much clearer what the relationships are, particularly between the run and its associated gauge.  Rapid locations are also displayed where available (very few at this point in time).  In addition, clicking on a given marker shows its lat/long co-ordinates, and also offers driving directions.

To see how the new system works, try Chili Bar.  On the cross-listing page, click on the 'MAP' icon for the Chili Bar entry; this will take you here.

September 6, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California site: 

Coyote Creek - Above Coyote Lake

August 29, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California site: 

No. Cosumnes - At Sand Ridge Rd

August 17, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new Washington site: 

No. Lewis - Above Muddy River

Dreamflows started reporting this flow site at the request of Jeremy Lynn.

July 4, 2011:

Stopped reporting realtime flow information for Stony Creek - Inflow Black Butte Res, and started reporting daily averages instead.  The reason is that the realtime flow data jumped around so badly, and asymetrically, that it was almost impossible to make out what was going on.  Reporting daily average flow instead solves this problem.

July 1, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California sites: 

Slate Creek - Below Diversion Dam

Lost Creek - Below Lost Creek Res

So. Feather - Below SF Diversion Dam

Jun 25, 2011:

Added a 'Topo' display capability to the Using Google Maps option of the desktop customized flow reports page.  The topos are somewhat limited in zoom range, and at the lowest zoom some of the tiles are missing, which MyTopo will hopefully fix.  Either way, it's really cool of MyTopo to make these maps available to us.

Jun 10, 2011:

Added two search capabilities to the Google Maps option of the desktop customized flow reports page.  The first searches for a user-supplied address, city or zip code, while the second searches (by name) for one or more Dreamflows flow sites.

Jun 5, 2011:

Added a Google Maps option to the desktop customized flow reports page.  See the help page for an example and more information.  Note that by default it displays only your 'favorites' flow sites, however you can ask it to map all flow sites, or just realtime, if you wish.

I have been pondering a maps version of the Dreamflows reports for some time (a couple years in fact), but could never decide how best to present it.  So when Mike Walkinshaw shared a link to his own mapping system for Dreamflows, I was fired up and used his system as a model.  Thank you, Mike, for the inspiration, and permission to model my system on yours.

May 23, 2011:

Dreamflows started offering customized flow reports for desktop/laptop computers.  Flows are reported in the same format as the existing realtime/daily flow reports, however, you get to specify which flow sites are reported, and in which order, by means of your favorites list.  This complements the Smart Phone system already in existence.  For more information, visit the relevant Help Page

May 19, 2011:

Started reporting realtime flow information for the following (existing) California site: 

No. Yuba - Inflow New Bullards Bar

Previously, this site reported only daily average flow.

May 17, 2011:

Dreamflows is once again reporting the California site: 

No. Yuba - Below New Bullards Bar

Yuba County Water Agency shared that CDEC's CPH site is Colgate Powerhouse flow, i.e. it's the diversion from New Bullards Bar, so subtracting CPH from BUL gives the release to the river. Thanks to Bob Center for discovering this and passing it on.

May 11, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new Utah site: 

Escalante - Near Escalante

Dreamflows started reporting this flow site at the request of Rorie Gotham.

May 10, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new California sites: 

Deer Creek - Near Smartville

Yuba - Below Deer Creek

May 6, 2011:

Dreamflows used to report flows for the following California site:

Brush Creek - At Take-Out Bridge

Added it back to the reports and the cross-listing page to provide a place-holder for reach and bulletin-board information.

May 5, 2011:

Started reporting realtime flow information on the pages for the following new California site: 

McCloud - Below McCloud Dam

Dreamflows started reporting this gauge as a result of information provided by Paul Martzen.

Apr 25, 2011:

Started reporting flow information for the following new Utah sites:

Colorado - In Cataract Canyon

Green - At Green River

Dreamflows started reporting these gauges at the request of Jake Wallace. 

Apr 24, 2011:

Renamed Mobile Services to Custom Flows, and moved the pages to match.  Also renamed and re-organized some of the pages.  This is to allow more flexibility for future enhancements.  In particular, the Mobile entry in the blue banner at the top of Dreamflows pages has changed to Custom, which takes you to the Custom Flows Start page.

Apr 17, 2011:

Added the following flow sites to the Fantasy Flows page:

Klamath - At Klamath Glen

Trinity - At Hoopa

Mad River - At Arcata

Eel - At Fort Seward

Sacramento - At Bend Bridge

Stanislaus - At Orange Blossom Bridge

West Walker - At Little Walker River

Truckee - At Reno

Carson - Near Carson City

Retired the following flow sites from the Fantasy Flows page (due to insufficient data):

No. Salmon - Near Forks of Salmon

So. Salmon - At Forks of Salmon

Salmon - At Somes Bar

West Walker - At Walker

Mar 27, 2011:

Started offering Dreamflows Mobile Services (a free service).  To access, click on the Mobile link in the blue header of any Dreamflow page.  For details on how it works, click on the Mobile-Help link in the gray menubar on that page.  But briefly, this service offers the ability to create your own 'favorites' list of flow sites, effectively creating personalized Dreamflows flow reports.

The flow information is formatted specifically for smart phones.  It's server based, not an 'app', so the same system works for iPhone, Android and others.  However, it also renders fine (though a little differently, and in a large font) on modern browsers like Firefox, Opera, IE, Safari and Chrome.  This means that a smart phone is not required - a PC works too.

Mar 23, 2011:

Started reporting realtime flow information on the pages for the following new California site: 

Guadalupe - At San Jose

Dreamflows started reporting this gauge at the request of Brendan Curran.  [Brendan's interest is in playboating, and recommends the section from Children's Discovery Museum to Below 880 (2.6 miles)].

Mar 6, 2011:

Started reporting realtime flow information for the following (existing) California sites: 

So. Feather - Below Little Grass Valley

So. Feather - Below Forbestown Div Dam

Previously, these sites reported only scheduled release information.  This new realtime information is courtesy of the South Feather Water and Power Agency. 

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