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California North Coast  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
No. Smith  At Gasquet (est)   noon 1,650  1,900  2,200   Feb 3 86% confidence actual flow is between 1400 and 1900 cfs + Falling 13 cfs/hr
Mi. Smith  At Gasquet (est)   noon 850  1,000  1,150   Feb 3 85% confidence actual flow is between 725 and 1000 cfs + Falling 7 cfs/hr
Smith  Steel Pipe At Gasquet   8am 10.10ft  10.40ft  10.60ft   Feb 3 Water 39°F
Smith  At Oregon Hole Gorge (est)   noon 2,600  3,100  3,500   Feb 3 90% confidence actual flow is between 2100 and 3100 cfs + Falling 18 cfs/hr
So. Smith  Near Hiouchi (est)   noon 2,200  2,600  3,000   2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 1850 and 2500 cfs + Falling 15 cfs/hr
Smith  At Jedediah Smith   noon 4,800  5,750  6,500   2010 Falling 33 cfs/hr
Klamath  J.C. Boyle Schedule (sched)   noon 1,500  1,500  1,500    
Klamath  Below J.C. Boyle Plant   noon 1,750  1,750  1,700    
Klamath  Below Iron Gate Dam   noon 1,000  1,000  1,000   2009  
Shasta  Near Yreka   noon 205  205  205    
Klamath  Below Seiad Valley   noon 2,300  2,400  2,500   2009 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Kidder Creek  Below Babs Fork   n/a        2011 No estimate for this time of year
Scott  Near Fort Jones   noon 430  480  525   2010 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Indian Creek  Near Happy Camp (Klamath)   noon 525  575  625   Falling 3 cfs/hr
Klamath  At Orleans   noon 8,000  8,500  9,500   2009  
Klamath  At Klamath Glen   noon 17,500  19,000  20,500   Water 45°F
No. Salmon  Near Forks of Salmon (est)   noon 480  500  575   2011 89% confidence actual flow is between 380 and 575 cfs + Falling 2 cfs/hr
So. Salmon  At Forks of Salmon (est)   noon 575  625  700   2009 89% confidence actual flow is between 470 and 700 cfs + Falling 2 cfs/hr
Salmon  At Somes Bar   noon 1,900  2,050  2,350   2011 Falling 8 cfs/hr
Coffee Creek  Above Trinity River   n/a        2011 No estimate for this time of year
Trinity  Above Coffee Creek   noon 160  155  160   2008  
Trinity  Inflow Clair Engle Lake   avg   300  330    
Trinity  Below Lewiston Dam   noon 310  300  310   2010 Schedule + Water 42°F
Trinity  At Douglas City   noon 490  500  525   2009 Water 41°F
Indian Creek  Near Douglas City   noon 16  17  18   2010  
No. Trinity  At Helena   n/a        2011 Flow currently unavailable
Trinity  At Pigeon Point   n/a        2011 Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Trinity  At Cedar Flat   11am 1,600  1,700  1,800   Sep 6  
New River  At Denny   n/a        2008 No estimate for this time of year
New River  New River Gorge   n/a        2011 Recent trends + Flow currently unavailable
Hayfork Creek  At Hyampom (est)   noon Low  Low  Low   Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-3000 cfs
So. Trinity  At Forest Glen   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity  Below Hyampom   noon 600  675  775   2010 Falling 3 cfs/hr
Trinity  At Hoopa   noon 5,000  5,500  5,750   2009 Water 45°F + Falling 15 cfs/hr
Redwood Creek  At Hwy 299   noon 235  270  340   2009 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Redwood Creek  At Orick   noon 1,200  1,450  2,000   2009 Falling 4 cfs/hr
Mad River  Above Ruth Lake   noon 115  135  155    
Mad River  At Arcata   noon 1,250  1,450  1,600   2011 Falling 5 cfs/hr
Van Duzen  At Bridgeville   noon 470  575  675   2011  
Mi. Eel  Near Dos Rios   noon 725  875  975   2011 Falling 2 cfs/hr
So. Eel  At Leggett   noon 370  430  500   2009  
Eel  Rel Lake Pillsbury   avg   195  195   Oct 13  
Eel  Inflow Van Arsdale (est)   avg   235  240   2010 Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Eel  Below Outlet Creek (rough)   10am Low  625  625   2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 600-15000 cfs
Eel  At Fort Seward   2pm 1,850  2,200  2,250   2009  
Eel  At Scotia   2pm 4,100  4,400  4,600   2009 Falling 25 cfs/hr
Mattole  Near Ettersburg   noon 210  230  280   2010 Water 46°F
Noyo River  Below South Fork   noon 99  110  130    
Rancheria Creek  At Mountain View Rd (rough)   noon Low  Low  Low   2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 150-2000 cfs
Navarro  Near Navarro   noon 105  115  130   2010  
So. Gualala  Near Sea Ranch   noon 89  98  105    
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California Central/South Coast  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
E. Fk Russian  Above Lake Mendocino   noon 81  81  88    
Big Sulphur Cr  At Geysers Resort   noon 10  11  13    
Big Sulphur Cr  Near Cloverdale   noon 25  30  32   2010  
Russian  At Hopland   noon 130  140  185   Water 50°F
Russian  Near Cloverdale   noon 200  220  260   Oct 19  
Russian  Near Healdsburg   noon 420  450  450   2009  
Mark West Creek  Near Santa Rosa   n/a        Jan 20 Site currently not operational
Napa  Near Napa   noon 24  27  34   2009  
Arroyo Mocho  Near Livermore   n/a        Site currently not operational
Arroyo Valle  Above Lake Del Valle   noon 3  3  3   2009  
Alameda Creek  Near Niles   noon 13  13  14   2006 Water 48°F
Arroyo Hondo  Near San Jose   noon 2  2  2   2010 Water 47°F
Coyote Creek  Above Coyote Lake   noon 3  3  3    
Guadalupe  At San Jose   noon 36  56  32    
San Francisquito Cr  At Stanford University   noon 2  2  2    
Pescadero Creek  Near Pescadero   noon 5  6  6    
San Lorenzo  At Felton   noon 81  32  32   Jan 23 Falling 7 cfs/hr
San Lorenzo  At Santa Cruz   noon 26  25  28   Rising 6 cfs/hr
San Antonio  Near Lockwood   noon 31  34  38    
Carmel  At Robles Del Rio   noon 30  31  33    
Carmel  Near Carmel   noon 28  31  33    
Big Sur  Near Big Sur   noon 43  45  48    
Arroyo Seco  Near Greenfield   noon 7.52ft  7.51ft  7.51ft   Jan 20  
Arroyo Seco  Near Soledad   noon 57  61  64    
Cuyama  Below Buckhorn Canyon   noon 0  0  0    
Santa Ynez  Below Los Laureles Canyon   noon 0  1  0    
Piru Creek  Above Pyramid Lake   noon 9  9  9    
Piru Creek  Above Lake Piru   noon 29  28  28   2008  
Piru Creek  Below Lake Piru   noon 8  8  8   Sep 10  
Sespe Creek  Near Fillmore   noon 18  19  20    
Santa Margarita  Near Temecula   noon 11  11  11   Water 54°F
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California Sacramento Valley  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
Sacramento  Below Box Canyon Dam   n/a        2011 Flow currently unavailable
Sacramento  At Delta   noon 675  775  850   2009  
McCloud  Above McCloud Res   noon 750  750  775   Nov 9  
McCloud  Below McCloud Dam   noon 185  185  185   2009  
McCloud  At Ah-Di-Na   noon 210  215  220   2009  
McCloud  At Shasta Lake   noon 550  575  575   2010 Water 40°F
Pit  Above Pit 1 Powerhouse   noon 500  550  550   2011  
Pit  Below Pit 1 Powerhouse   noon 1,150  1,150  1,100   2009  
Pit  Below Pit 4 Dam   noon 650  410  410   2011  
Pit  At Big Bend   noon 550  600  625   Oct 6  
Clear Creek  Below Whiskeytown Lake   noon 230  230  235   2010 Water 44°F
So. Battle Creek  Above NF Confluence   noon 42  42  42   Water 45°F
Battle Creek  Above Baldwin Creek   noon 115  115  120    
Battle Creek  At Coleman Fish Hatchery   noon 300  300  310   2010  
No. Cottonwood  Above Middle Fork (rough)   noon   Low  Low   2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 250-1500 cfs
Mi. Cottonwood  Above North Fork (est)   noon   Low  Low   2009 Estimate is outside the model's range of 200-1500 cfs
So. Cottonwood  At Bowman Road (rough)   noon Low  Low  Low   2009 Estimate is outside the model's range of 100-1000 cfs
Sacramento  At Bend Bridge   noon 5,250  5,500  5,750   2011 Water 48°F
Antelope Creek  Above Cone Grove Rd (rough)   noon Low  Low  Low   Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-1500 cfs
Elder Creek  At Lowrey Road   noon 19  20  22   2009  
Mill Creek  At End of Canyon   noon 150  155  155   2009 Water 44°F
Deer Creek  Near Vina   noon 145  155  155   2011 Water 43°F
Stony Creek  Inflow Black Butte Res   avg   100  140    
Butte Creek  Near Chico   noon 160  160  175   2011 Water 42°F
No. Cache Creek  Above Indian Valley Res   noon 20  22  25    
No. Cache Creek  Rel Indian Valley Dam   noon 12  12  12    
Cache Creek  Below Clear Lake   noon 6  7  7    
Bear Creek  Above Cache Creek   noon 6  6  7   2008  
Cache Creek  At Rumsey Bridge (Gage)   noon 19  21  25   Nov 4  
Cache Creek  At Rumsey Bridge (Calc) (est)   noon 25  25  26   2009 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Putah Creek  Below Hwy 29   noon 26  29  31    
Putah Creek  Below Lake Berryessa   noon 66  66  115    
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
Indian Creek  Below Indian Falls   noon 140  150  155   2011  
Spanish Creek  Near Keddie   noon 86  93  95   2009  
Eb. No. Feather  Below Virgilia (est)   noon 290  310  330   2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 235 and 350 cfs
No. Feather  Below Rock Creek Dam   noon 470  420  490   Jan 9  
No. Feather  Below Grizzly Creek   noon 480  500  550   2011  
No. Feather  Below Poe Dam   noon 120  120  120   2010  
Mi. Feather  Below Sloat (est)   8am Low  Low  Low   2008 Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-3000 cfs
Mi. Feather  At Milsap Bar   noon 480  525  550   2011 Please report trip
So. Feather  Below Little Grass Valley   noon 16  16  16   Oct 19 Water 37°F
So. Feather  Below SF Diversion Dam   noon 6  6  6   Water 36°F
Lost Creek  Below Lost Creek Res   noon 6  6  6   Water 35°F
So. Feather  Below Forbestown Div Dam   noon 35  36  38   2011 Water 41°F
West Br Feather  At Whiskey Flat Bridge   noon 35  41  51   Falling 2 cfs/hr
Lavezzola Creek  Above Downie River (est)   noon Low  Low  Low   2011  
Pauley Creek  At Pauley Creek Falls (est)   noon Low  Low  Low   2011  
No. Yuba  At Sierra City (rough)   noon Low  Low  Low   2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-3000 cfs
No. Yuba  Below Goodyears Bar   noon 270  280  310   2010  
Slate Creek  Below Diversion Dam   noon 18  17  18   Water 33°F
No. Yuba  Above Slate Creek   noon 410  430  460    
No. Yuba  Inflow New Bullards Bar (est)   noon 420  525  625    
No. Yuba  Below New Bullards Bar   noon 1  2  2   2011  
Mi. Yuba  Below Jackson Meadows   noon 35  36  35   2011  
Mi. Yuba  Below Milton Dam   noon 4  4  4   2011  
Mi. Yuba  Above Our House Dam   7am 85  94  96   Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Mi. Yuba  Below Our House Dam   noon 37  37  37   2011  
So. Yuba  Near Cisco   noon 77  67  71   Aug 15 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Fordyce Creek  Below Fordyce Dam   noon 33  33  33   Oct 8 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Canyon Creek  Below French Lake   n/a        Aug 25 Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek  Below Bowman Lake   noon 4  4  4   2011  
So. Yuba  At Lang Crossing   noon 13  13  14   Oct 13 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
So. Yuba  At Hwy 49 Bridge   noon 99  105  105   Dec 5  
Yuba  Below Englebright Dam   noon 725  725  725   Water 47°F
Deer Creek  Near Smartville   noon 13  13  14    
Yuba  Below Deer Creek   noon 750  750  750    
Bear  At Hwy 20 Bridge   noon 7  8  8   2008 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear  Below Drum Afterbay   noon 6  6  6   2008 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear  Below Dutch Flat Afterbay   noon 8  8  8   2011  
Bear  At Hwy 174 Bridge   11am 37  37  37   2011  
No. American  Inflow Lake Clementine   noon 260  280  280   2011 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Rubicon  Below Hell Hole Dam   n/a        2011 Site currently not operational
Rubicon  At Ellicott Bridge   noon 38  42  45   Oct 31 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Mi. American  NF at Mosquito Ridge Rd (est)   noon Low  Low  Low   2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 500-1000 cfs
Mi. American  Above Tunnel Chute   noon 675  600  1,100   Oct 2  
South Silver  At Autobahn   n/a        2009 Site currently not operational
So. Silver Cr  Below Ice House Res   n/a        2009 Site currently not operational
So. American  Below Kyburz   noon 58  59  59   2011  
So. American  Below Slab Creek Dam   noon 35  35  35   2011  
So. American  At Chili Bar   noon 280  280  290   Jan 24 Schedule + News and Rumors
No. Weber Creek  Inflow Weber Res   noon 1  1  1   2011  
American  Folsom Lake Elevation   noon 405.02ft  405.08ft  405.09ft   2010  
American  Below Lake Natoma   noon 1,650  1,650  1,750   2009 Water 48°F
No. Cosumnes  At Sand Ridge Rd   noon     20    
Mi. Cosumnes  At Mt Aukum Rd   noon 100  105  105   2011  
Cosumnes  At Michigan Bar   noon 105  105  110   2011  
No. Mokelumne  Salt Springs Inflow (est)   avg   215  215   2010 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
No. Mokelumne  Below Salt Springs Res   4pm 79  80  81   2009  
No. Mokelumne  Above Tiger Cr Afterbay   4pm 195  200  210   2009  
No. Mokelumne  Below Tiger Creek Dam   4pm 98  98  100   2010  
No. Mokelumne  Below West Point P.H.   4pm 100  100  105   2008  
Mokelumne  Below Electra Powerhouse (est)   4pm 280  340  340   2011  
Mokelumne  Inflow Pardee Res (est)   noon 550  575  500   2011 Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Calaveras  Below New Hogan Dam   noon 33  32  34    
Highland Creek  Near No. Stan Confluence   3pm 65  65  59    
No. Stanislaus  At Avery   3pm 125  125  115   2011 Water 40°F
Mi. Stanislaus  Inflow Donnell Lake (est)   avg   155  155   Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Mi. Stanislaus  Below Sand Bar Flat Dam   noon 150  150  150   2011  
So. Stanislaus  At Strawberry   noon 50  50  50   2010  
So. Stanislaus  Below Filladelfia Div Dam   noon 50  50  50   2010  
Stanislaus  At Camp Nine (est)   noon 200  200  250   2011  
Stanislaus  Inflow New Melones Lake (est)   avg   420  245   Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Stanislaus  At Orange Blossom Bridge   noon 420  430  430   2011 Water 48°F
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
Tuolumne  Above Hetch Hetchy Res   noon 75  79  84   Water 35°F
Tuolumne  Below Hetch Hetchy   noon 54  54  53   Water 47°F
Tuolumne  Above Early Intake   noon 72  72  74   Water 45°F
Cherry Creek  Above Cherry Lake (est)   avg   45     2010 Graph
Cherry Creek  Below Cherry Lake   noon 7  7  7   2006 Water 43°F
Cherry Creek  Above Holm Powerhouse   noon 24  24  25   2006 Water 41°F
Cherry Creek  Below Holm Powerhouse   10am 140  49  49   Oct 21 Water 45°F
Tuolumne  Below Early Intake   10am 72  72  74   Oct 21 Water 43°F
Tuolumne  At Mushroom (est)   11am 210  120  125   Oct 21 90% confidence actual flow is between 200 and 220 cfs
Mi. Tuolumne  Above So. Fork Confluence   noon 26  27  28   2009  
So. Tuolumne  At Rainbow Pool   noon 41  42  44    
Tuolumne  At Merals Pool (est)   noon 280  190  195   Jan 23 90% confidence actual flow is between 260 and 290 cfs
Clavey  Near Hunter Bend   n/a        2011 No estimate for this time of year
Tuolumne  Inflow New Don Pedro Res   avg   310  310   Oct 21  
Tuolumne  Outflow New Don Pedro Res   avg   1,350  825   Reservoir elevation 786.42 ft
Merced  At Pohono Bridge   noon 99  110  115   2007  
So. Merced  At Wawona   10am 37  37  42   2008  
So. Merced  At Hwy 140 Bridge   n/a        2008 No estimate for this time of year
Merced  Below Briceburg   noon 230  245  300   2011  
Merced  Inflow Lake McClure (est)   avg   320  270   2007 Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Fresno  Above Hensley Lake   noon 24  25  26   2009  
Mi. San Joaquin  At Devils Postpile   noon 31  28  24   2010  
San Joaquin  At Miller Crossing   n/a        2009 No estimate for this time of year
Mono Creek  Below Lake Edison   noon 470  470  480   2008  
So. San Joaquin  Below Florence Lake   noon 20  21  21   2006  
San Joaquin  Below Mammoth Pool Res   noon 14  14  14   Oct 28  
San Joaquin  Chawanakee Gorge   noon 0  0  0   2010  
No. Willow Creek  Near Sugar Pine   noon 10  10  10   2006  
San Joaquin  Below Redinger Lake   noon 42  42  42   2006  
San Joaquin  At Horseshoe Bend   n/a        Jan 4 Insufficient data available to estimate flow
San Joaquin  At Patterson Bend   noon 45  45  45   2006  
San Joaquin  At Squaw Leap Falls   n/a        2006 Insufficient data available to estimate flow
San Joaquin  Inflow Millerton Lake   avg   460  600   2006  
Dinkey Creek  At Dinkey Meadow   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Dinkey Creek  Above North Fork Kings   noon 105  99  120   2009 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
No. Kings  Below Balch Diversion Dam   noon 13  12  13   2007  
No. Kings  Above Dinkey Creek   noon 310  44  300   2011  
No. Kings  Below Dinkey Creek   noon 400  175  350   Jan 22  
So. Kings  Below Cedar Grove (est)   8am Low  Low  Low   Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
Kings  At Rodgers Crossing (est)   noon 280  310  320   2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 260 and 290 cfs
Kings  Inflow Pine Flat Res (est)   3pm 700  725  900   2011  
Kings  Rel Pine Flat Lake   noon 280  280  260    
Mill Creek  Above Kings River   noon 11  12  12    
No. Kaweah  At Kaweah (est)   noon Low  Low  Low   Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
Kaweah  At Three Rivers   noon 215  215  230   2007  
Kaweah  Inflow Terminus Res   noon 340  200  290   2009  
Kaweah  Below Terminus Dam   noon 29  2  2   Water 58°F
Tule  Near Springville   noon 87  91  97    
Tule  Inflow Lake Success   noon 110  110  110    
No. Kern  At Kernville   noon 410  420  430   2011  
Brush Creek  At Take-Out Bridge   n/a        2011 Flow currently unavailable
So. Kern  Near Onyx   noon 59  56  58   2009  
Kern  Above Borel Powerhouse   noon 34  34  34   2006 Water 47°F
Kern  Rel Lake Isabella   noon 500  500  500   2008  
Kern  Below Democrat   n/a        2006 No estimate for this time of year
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California Sierra - East Slope  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
Susan  At Susanville   noon 43  53  78   Rising 6 cfs/hr
Truckee  Below Lake Tahoe   noon 195  160  160   2011 Water 40°F
Truckee  Near Truckee   noon 185  190  190   2006  
Truckee  At Boca Bridge   10am 380  380  380    
Truckee  Near Floriston   noon 390  400  400   2010  
E. Fk Carson  Near Markleeville   noon 72  77  89   2010 Falling 2 cfs/hr
E. Fk Carson  Near Gardnerville   noon 110  115  125   2011  
West Walker  At Little Walker River   10am 43  25  34   2009 Falling 7 cfs/hr
West Walker  At Walker   noon 33  44  59    
East Walker  Near Bridgeport   noon 25  26  26    
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Nevada Rivers  FRI THU WED 
Time 02/03/12 02/02/12 02/01/12 BBS Comments
Truckee  Near Floriston   noon 390  400  400   2010  
Truckee  At Reno   noon 390  390  410    
E. Fk Carson  Near Markleeville   noon 72  77  89   2010 Falling 2 cfs/hr
E. Fk Carson  Near Gardnerville   noon 110  115  125   2011  
Carson  Near Carson City   noon 210  235  240   2011  
West Walker  At Little Walker River   10am 43  25  34   2009 Falling 7 cfs/hr
West Walker  At Walker   noon 33  44  59    
East Walker  Near Bridgeport   noon 25  26  26    
Lower Colorado  Below Hoover Dam   noon 13,500  9,000  17,000    
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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.

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