Dreamflows Fantasy Flows for Mar 17, 2010 @ 5:00pm California and Nevada
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	The flow information presented here is uncertain at best.  Flows marked "sched" are official scheduled releases, and will almost certainly actually happen.  Flows marked "pred" are good-faith predictions by the operating utility, and will most likely happen.  Flows marked "est" are unofficial predictions by the operating utility, or generated by Dreamflows using estimating models, and might happen.  Flows marked "fant" are the results of crystal-ball gazing, and are largely fantasy.

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California North Coast

California Central/South Coast

California Sacramento Valley

California Sierra - West Slope - Northern

California Sierra - West Slope - Southern

California Sierra - East Slope

Nevada Rivers

Oregon Rivers

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Oregon Rivers								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
Illinois		Near Kerby				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Rogue		Near Agness				n/a									2006		Restricted access to this data
Canton Creek		Above Steamboat Creek				n/a									2007		Restricted access to this data
Steamboat Creek		Below Canton Creek				n/a											Restricted access to this data
So. Umpqua		At Tiller				n/a									Jan 11		Restricted access to this data
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California North Coast								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
No. Smith		At Gasquet				n/a									Mar 17		Restricted access to this data
Mi. Smith		At Gasquet				n/a									Mar 17		Restricted access to this data
Smith		At Oregon Hole Gorge				n/a									Mar 17		Restricted access to this data
So. Smith		Near Hiouchi				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Smith		At Jedediah Smith				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Klamath		J.C. Boyle Schedule				n/a											Flow currently unavailable
Klamath		Below Seiad Valley				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Scott		Near Fort Jones				n/a									Feb 9		Restricted access to this data
Indian Creek		Near Happy Camp (Klamath)				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Klamath		At Orleans				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
No. Salmon		Near Forks of Salmon				n/a									Dec 30		Restricted access to this data
So. Salmon		At Forks of Salmon				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Salmon		At Somes Bar				n/a									Mar 9		Restricted access to this data
Trinity		Below Lewiston Dam (sched)				noon		300		300		300		300	2009		Schedule + Expect 300 cfs until Wed Mar 31, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Trinity		At Cedar Flat				n/a									Dec 6		Restricted access to this data
Hayfork Creek		At Hyampom				n/a											Restricted access to this data
So. Trinity		At Forest Glen				n/a											Restricted access to this data
So. Trinity		Below Hyampom				n/a									Mar 14		Restricted access to this data
Redwood Creek		At Orick				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Van Duzen		At Bridgeville				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Mi. Eel		Near Dos Rios				n/a											Restricted access to this data
So. Eel		At Leggett				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Rancheria Creek		At Mountain View Rd				n/a									Feb 8		Restricted access to this data
Navarro		Near Navarro				n/a									Mar 14		Restricted access to this data
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California Central/South Coast								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
Russian		At Hopland				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Russian		Near Cloverdale				n/a									Jan 23		Restricted access to this data
Russian		Near Healdsburg				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Carmel		At Robles Del Rio				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Arroyo Seco		Near Soledad				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Cuyama		Below Buckhorn Canyon				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Sespe Creek		Near Fillmore				n/a											Restricted access to this data
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California Sacramento Valley								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
Sacramento		At Delta				n/a									Dec 19		Restricted access to this data
Battle Creek		At Coleman Fish Hatchery				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
No. Cottonwood		Above Middle Fork				n/a									Jan 20		Restricted access to this data
Mi. Cottonwood		Above North Fork				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
So. Cottonwood		At Bowman Road				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Elder Creek		At Lowrey Road				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Mill Creek		At End of Canyon				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Deer Creek		Near Vina				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Cache Creek		At Rumsey Bridge (Gage)				n/a									2008		Restricted access to this data
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
No. Feather		Below Rock Creek Dam				n/a									2009		Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather		Below Grizzly Creek				n/a									2007		Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Feather		At Milsap Bar				n/a									Feb 15		Restricted access to this data
So. Feather		Rel Little Grass Valley (sched)				noon		10		10		10		10	Sep 22		Expect 10 cfs until Fri Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
So. Feather		Below Forbestown Div Dam (sched)				noon		5		5		5		5	2009		Expect 5 cfs until Fri Apr 30, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Canyon Creek		Below French Lake				n/a									2009		Flow currently unavailable
Fordyce Creek		Below Fordyce Dam				n/a									2009		Flow currently unavailable
No. American		Inflow Lake Clementine				n/a									Mar 15		Restricted access to this data
So. American		At Chili Bar (sched)				noon						1,300		1,500	Mar 16		Schedule + News and Rumors + Utility projection, see Note 4
Mi. Cosumnes		At Mt Aukum Rd				n/a									2009		Restricted access to this data
Cosumnes		At Michigan Bar				n/a											Restricted access to this data
No. Mokelumne		Below Tiger Creek Dam				n/a									2009		Flow currently unavailable
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
Cherry Creek		Below Holm Powerhouse				n/a									2009		Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne		Below Early Intake				n/a									2009		Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne		At Mushroom				n/a									2009		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne		At Merals Pool				n/a									Feb 4		Flow currently unavailable
Merced		At Pohono Bridge				n/a									2007		Restricted access to this data
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California Sierra - East Slope								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
Susan		At Susanville				n/a											Restricted access to this data
Truckee		Near Floriston				n/a									2008		Restricted access to this data
E. Fk Carson		Near Gardnerville				n/a											Restricted access to this data
West Walker		At Walker				n/a											Restricted access to this data
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Nevada Rivers								WED		THU		FRI		SAT
						Time		03/17/10		03/18/10		03/19/10		03/20/10	BBS		Comments
Truckee		Near Floriston				n/a									2008		Restricted access to this data
E. Fk Carson		Near Gardnerville				n/a											Restricted access to this data
West Walker		At Walker				n/a											Restricted access to this data
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Key to Symbols

• 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).

• Flows marked are considered by some to be at or near optimum for at least one run served by this site. The values used to determine which flows are marked "optimum" are available on the Trigger Levels page. 

• Weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy/foggy, cloudy/foggy, rain, snow, smoky, windy, unknown.  Note: Note: these icons should give you a general idea of tomorrow's weather prediction for each location on this report - 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 river-levels page.  The Comments link (red, last column, if present) points to a corresponding bulletin board entry.

Estimate Information

All Dreamflows estimates 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 projections by the operating utility are usually reliable, but even so the scheduled 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  Informal projections by the operating utility 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 on the report 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 5am and 5pm.

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