Dreamflows Daily Report for Thu, Sep 2, 2010 Four Corners
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	This flow information reflects conditions only at the time measurements were taken.  Flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates based on other flow values, and may therefore be wildly inaccurate (see Estimate Information).  In addition, release changes, rainfall or snowmelt can cause dramatic changes to all flows.  Therefore, actual flows may differ significantly from the ones listed here.

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Colorado Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		09/02/10		09/01/10		08/31/10	BBS		Comments
Yampa		At Steamboat Springs				noon		175		180		175
Yampa		Near Maybell				noon		235		235		235			Water 64°F
Yampa		At Deerlodge Park				noon		340		270		280			Water 63°F
Colorado		Near Kremmling				noon		1,050		1,050		1,100			Water 56°F
Colorado		Near Dotsero				noon		1,400		1,500		1,550
Colorado		Near CO-UT State Line				noon		3,200		3,400		3,500			Water 66°F
Eagle		At Red Cliff				noon		13		14		14
Eagle		Near Minturn				noon		41		44		46
Eagle		Below Gypsum				noon		185		200		210
Roaring Fork		Below Maroon Creek				noon		180		200		200
Fryingpan		Near Thomasville				noon		49		53		60
Crystal		Above Avalanche Creek				noon		120		110		135
Gunnison		Below Gunnison Tunnel				noon		600		600		600
San Juan		At Pagosa Springs				noon		220		260		360
Animas		At Durango				noon		390		410		480
North Platte		Near Northgate				noon		110		120		110
South Platte		Near Lake George				noon		88		120		120
No. South Platte		At Grant				noon		340		340		350
Clear Creek		At Golden				noon		105		140		145
Boulder Creek		Near Orodell				noon		32		35		36
South Boulder Cr		Below Gross Reservoir				noon		155		155		155
Cache La Poudre		At Canyon Mouth				noon		48		47		43
Lake Creek		Above Twin Lakes Res				noon		45		47		72
Arkansas		Below Granite				noon		160		190		350
Arkansas		Near Nathrop				noon		370		370		360
Arkansas		At Parkdale				noon		410		440		450
Rio Grande		Near Lobatos				noon		31		27		28			Water 65°F
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Utah Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		09/02/10		09/01/10		08/31/10	BBS		Comments
Colorado		Near CO-UT State Line				noon		3,200		3,400		3,500			Water 66°F
Green		Near Jensen				noon		2,100		2,100		2,150			Water 63°F
Colorado		Near Cisco				noon		3,200		3,400		3,500			Water 67°F
Fremont		Near Caineville				n/a									Flow currently unavailable (equipment failure)
San Juan		At Mexican Hat				noon		800		825		850			Water 70°F
No. Virgin		Near Springdale				noon		45		58		59
Ogden		Below Pineview Res				noon		44		52		44
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Arizona Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		09/02/10		09/01/10		08/31/10	BBS		Comments
Colorado		Near Lees Ferry				noon		8,500		8,250		10,500			Water 51°F
Lower Colorado		Release Hoover Dam				noon		8,750		8,250		9,000
Salt		At Salt River Canyon				noon		225		250		280
Salt		Above Roosevelt Lake				noon		350		380		380
Verde		Near Camp Verde				noon		85		83		85
Verde		Above Horseshoe Reservoir				noon		165		175		155
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New Mexico Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		09/02/10		09/01/10		08/31/10	BBS		Comments
Rio Grande		Below Taos Junction Br				noon		205		220		225
Rio Chama		Below El Vado Dam				noon		800		800		800
Gila		Near Gila				noon		78		86		97
Gila		Near Redrock				noon		225		270		300
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• 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 flow 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: 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.

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.

• This report is also available in Compact and CSV formats.  See CSV Conversions to load reports into Microsoft Excel, etc.

• Dreamflows Alerts is a free service with additional features.  It will alert you when rivers of your choice are running.

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