Dreamflows Daily Report for Thu, Jul 2, 2009 Northwest States
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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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Oregon Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		07/02/09		07/01/09		06/30/09	BBS		Comments
Chetco		Near Brookings				noon		165		170		180
Illinois		Near Kerby				noon		64		68		71
Applegate		Above Applegate Lake				n/a									Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Carberry Creek		Above Applegate Lake (est)				noon		Low		Low		Low	2008
Applegate		Below Applegate Dam				noon		250		250		250
Klamath		J.C. Boyle Schedule (sched)				1pm		1,600		1,600		1,600
Klamath		Below J.C. Boyle Plant				noon		1,900		1,900		1,950
No. Rogue		Above North Fork Res (est)				avg				625		650	Jun 29		90% confidence actual flow is between 500 and 750 cfs
No. Rogue		Above Lost Creek Lake				noon		1,300		1,300		1,300	May 18		Water 54°F
Mi. Rogue		Above Butte Falls Rd (est)				avg				Low		Low	Apr 29		Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
So. Rogue		Below Imnaha Creek				noon		20		23		25
So. Rogue		Below MF Confluence (est)				avg				Low		400			Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-3000 cfs
Rogue		Inflow Lost Creek Lake (est)				avg				1,450		1,500			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Big Butte Creek		Near McLeod				noon		53		52		55
Elk Creek		Above Rogue River				noon		25		26		27			Water 73°F
Rogue		At Raygold				noon		2,600		2,700		2,800			Water 56°F
Rogue		At Grants Pass				noon		2,600		2,900		2,900			Water 64°F
Rogue		Near Agness				noon		3,000		3,100		3,200	2006		Water 67°F
So. Coquille		At Powers				noon		61		63		63
No. Umpqua		Above Copeland Creek				noon		1,050		1,050		1,050			Water 56°F
Canton Creek		Above Steamboat Creek (est)				noon						Low	2007		Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-2500 cfs
Steamboat Creek		Below Canton Creek				noon		88		89		93
No. Umpqua		Below Steamboat Creek				noon		775		750		800	May 12
No. Umpqua		At Winchester				noon		1,250		1,250		1,300
So. Umpqua		At Tiller				noon		125		125		130	Feb 2
Umpqua		Near Elkton				noon		1,650		1,650		1,700
Siuslaw		Near Mapleton				noon		3.49ft		3.51ft		3.54ft
Alsea		Near Tidewater				noon		230		235		245
Siletz		Near Siletz				noon		195		200		210
Nestucca		Below Beaver				noon		140		150		155
Trask		Near Tillamook				noon		145		155		160
Wilson		Near Tillamook				noon		155		160		165
Nehalem		Near Foss				noon		250		260		270
Mi. Willamette		Below Hills Creek Res				noon		575		600		575			Water 46°F
Mi. Willamette		Inflow Lookout Point Res (est)				avg				1,250		1,350			Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Mi. Willamette		NF MF at Westfir				n/a									Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Fall Creek		Inflow Fall Creek Res				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Winberry Creek		Near Lowell				noon		14		14		14			Water 62°F
Fall Creek		Release Fall Creek Res				1pm				100		100
Row River		Above Dorena Lake				noon		68		70		73
Row River		Release Dorena Lake				noon				85		175
McKenzie		Below Trail Bridge Dam				noon		925		925		925
So. McKenzie		Above Cougar Res				noon		330		330		330			Water 53°F
McKenzie		Near Vida				noon		2,700		2,700		2,700
Breitenbush		Near Detroit				noon		330		320		330			Water 50°F
No. Santiam		Below Boulder Creek				noon		700		700		700			Water 53°F
No. Santiam		At Niagara				noon		1,300		1,300		1,300	2007		Water 53°F
Li. No. Santiam		Near Mehama				noon		90		93		97			Water 65°F
No. Santiam		At Mehama				noon		1,450		1,450		1,500			Water 58°F
So. Santiam		Below Cascadia				noon		115		120		125
Quartzville Cr		Near Cascadia				noon		61		64		65
Mi. Santiam		Above Green Peter Lake (est)				avg				Low		Low
Wiley Creek		Near Foster				noon		22		22		24
So. Yamhill		Near Willamina				noon		55		60		62
Collawash		Below Hot Springs Fork (est)				10am						350			84% confidence actual flow is between 290 and 400 cfs
Clackamas		At Three Lynx				noon		925		1,000		975
Clackamas		At Estacada				noon		1,350		1,500		1,350			Water 59°F
Sandy		Below Bull Run River				noon		925		950		950
W. Fk Hood		Above East Fork (est)				10am		310		320		330			88% confidence actual flow is between 250 and 380 cfs
Hood		At Tucker Bridge				noon		650		675		675
Deschutes		Below Wickiup Reservoir				noon		1,750		1,650		1,650			Water 59°F
Deschutes		At Benham Falls				noon		1,950		1,950		1,850
Deschutes		Below Bend				noon		165		185		165
Deschutes		Near Culver				noon		625		600		575			Water 58°F
Crooked		At Smith Rock State Park				noon		22		24		30			Water 70°F
Crooked		At Crooked River Ranch				noon		93		95		98
Crooked		Below Opal Springs				noon		1,250		1,200		1,200			Water 56°F
Metolius		Above Lake Billy Chinook				noon		1,700		1,700		1,700			Water 48°F
Deschutes		At Moody				noon		5,000		5,000		5,000
No. John Day		At Monument				noon		460		490		525
John Day		At Service Creek				noon		750		800		875
Umatilla		Near Umatilla				noon		170		165		195
Owyhee		Near Rome				noon		310		330		360	Apr 15
Grande Ronde		At Troy				noon		3,000		3,300		3,600
Snake		Below Hells Canyon Dam				noon		29,000		25,000		30,000
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Washington Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		07/02/09		07/01/09		06/30/09	BBS		Comments
Spokane		At Spokane				noon		2,350		3,000		3,600
Chewuch		At Winthrop				noon		360		380		400
Methow		Near Pateros				noon		1,550		1,600		1,700
Stehekin		At Stehekin				noon		2,100		2,100		2,200
Entiat		Near Ardenvoir				noon		420		440		460
Mad		Above Camp Nine				avg				115		125
Little Wenatchee		Below Rainy Creek				avg				6		6
Chiwawa		Near Plain				noon		650		675		700
Nason Creek		Near Mouth				avg				650		700
Icicle Creek		Above Snow Creek (est)				11am		700		725		775			90% confidence actual flow is between 550 and 850 cfs
Wenatchee		At Peshastin				noon		3,600		3,800		3,900
Peshastin Creek		Near Wenatchee Confluence				avg				1		1
Cle Elum		Inflow Cle Elum Lake				10am		775		1,050		900
Cle Elum		Below Cle Elum Dam				noon		2,700		2,500		2,250
Teanaway		Below Forks				noon		130		120		120
Bumping		Below Bumping Dam				noon		340		390		390
American		Near Nile				noon		310		320		330
Naches		Near Cliffdell				noon		975		1,050		1,100
Tieton		At Rimrock				noon		850		850		875
Joseph Creek		Near Mouth				avg				31		33
Palouse		At Hooper				noon		125		125		145
Klickitat		Near Glenwood (est)				6am		800		525		825			90% confidence actual flow is between 675 and 900 cfs
Little Klickitat		Near Wahkiacus				avg				48		49
Klickitat		Near Pitt				noon		1,100		750		1,150
White Salmon		Below Trout Lake Creek (est)				8am		340		350		360			90% confidence actual flow is between 250 and 420 cfs
White Salmon		At BZ Corner (est)				10am		650		675		700			90% confidence actual flow is between 550 and 750 cfs
White Salmon		Below Northwestern Lake				noon		900		900		925
Li. White Salmon		At Willard Fish Hatchery (est)				noon		330		340		350			88% confidence actual flow is between 260 and 400 cfs
Wind River		At Stabler				avg				3.27ft		3.31ft
Panther Creek		Near Carson				avg				98.50ft		99.50ft
Rock Creek		At Stevenson				avg				6.86ft		6.89ft
Washougal		At Hathaway Park				avg				235		240
Muddy River		Below Clear Creek				noon		205		215		225
Canyon Creek		Near Amboy				noon		55		57		57
E. Fk Lewis		Near Heisson				noon		100		105		110
Cowlitz		At Packwood				noon		2,000		2,000		2,050
Cispus		Near Randle				noon		1,100		1,100		1,150
Tilton		Near Cinebar				noon		150		160		160
Toutle		At Tower Road				noon		1,000		1,050		1,050
Germany Creek		At Mouth				avg				11		12
Grays		Below Hwy-4 Bridge				avg				100		105
Chehalis		Near Doty				noon		47		42		45
Queets		Near Clearwater				noon		775		825		875			Rising 7 cfs/hr
Soleduck		Near Quillayute				avg				330		340
Dungeness		Near Sequim				noon		290		300		310
Big Quilcene		Near Mouth				avg				70		72
Dosewallips		At Brinnon				avg				280		300
No. Skokomish		Below Staircase				noon		245		250		260
So. Skokomish		Near Union				noon		105		105		115
Nisqually		At La Grande				noon		1,100		1,100		1,100
Nisqually		At McKenna				noon		575		600		925
So. Prairie Creek		At South Prairie				noon		86		88		88
Carbon		Near Fairfax				noon		525		525		525
Puyallup		At Alderton				noon		47.41ft		47.39ft		47.38ft
White		Below Clearwater River				noon		2,400		2,400		2,600
Green		Near Palmer				noon		450		525		525
No. Snoqualmie		Near Snoqualmie Falls				noon		400		390		400
Mi. Snoqualmie		Near Tanner				noon		850		875		875
So. Snoqualmie		Near Garcia				noon		155		160		165			Falling 2 cfs/hr
Raging River		Near Fall City				noon		18		18		19
Skykomish		Near Gold Bar				noon		2,150		2,200		2,300
Sultan		Below Powerplant				noon		270		270		280
Squire Creek		At Squire Creek Park				avg				110		115
Deer Creek		Near Oso				avg				71		77
So. Stillaguamish		Near Granite Falls				noon		430		410		450
Canyon Creek		Near Masonic Park				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Jim Creek		At Whites Road				n/a									Flow currently unavailable
Pilchuck Creek		At I-5 Bridge				avg				47		49
Skagit		At Marblemount				noon		8,250		7,000		7,500			Water 50°F
Cascade		At Marblemount				noon		1,150		1,150		1,250
Sauk		Above White Chuck River				noon		1,150		1,150		1,200
Sauk		Near Sauk				noon		5,250		5,250		5,500			Falling 65 cfs/hr
No. Nooksack		Below Cascade Creek				noon		850		850		875			Water 46°F
Mi. Nooksack		Near Deming				noon		410		390		400			Water 49°F
So. Nooksack		At Saxon Bridge				noon		400		420		440			Water 58°F
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Idaho Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		07/02/09		07/01/09		06/30/09	BBS		Comments
Snake		Near Irwin				noon		23,000		23,500		23,500	2008		Water 52°F
Henrys Fork		Near Ashton				noon		1,500		1,500		1,500
Falls River		Near Squirrel				noon		1,700		1,650		1,550
Teton		Near Driggs				noon		1,650		1,600		1,600
Teton		Near St. Anthony				noon		2,900		3,100		3,000
Blackfoot		Near Shelley				noon		480		280		290
Snake		At Milner River Only				noon		5,750		7,250		8,250
Snake		At Milner Total Flow				noon				12,500		13,500
Camas Creek		Near Blaine				noon		73		81		89
Bruneau		Near Hot Springs				noon		525		575		600			Water 69°F
Owyhee		Near Rome				noon		310		330		360	Apr 15
Boise		Near Twin Springs				noon		2,250		2,450		2,500
So. Boise		Below Anderson Ranch Dam				noon		1,800		1,800		1,750	2007
Boise		At Glenwood Bridge				noon		1,350		1,400		1,700
No. Payette		At McCall				noon		340		340		340	2008
No. Payette		At Cascade				noon		2,100		2,100		2,100	2008
No. Payette		At Otters Run (est)				noon		2,300		2,350		2,350			90% confidence actual flow is between 2200 and 2350 cfs
Mi. Payette		Near Crouch				noon		290		300		310	2008
Deadwood		Below Deadwood Dam				noon		310		310		310	2008
So. Payette		At Lowman				noon		1,700		1,850		1,850	2008
So. Payette		Near Garden Valley (est)				noon		2,450		2,600		2,600	2008		90% confidence actual flow is between 2100 and 2800 cfs
So. Payette		Below Deer Creek (est)				noon		2,500		2,600		2,600	2008		90% confidence actual flow is between 2150 and 2900 cfs
Payette		Near Horseshoe Bend				noon		4,800		4,900		4,900	2008
Snake		Below Hells Canyon Dam				noon		29,000		25,000		30,000
Salmon		Near Clayton				noon		2,300		2,350		2,400
Mi. Salmon		At Middle Fork Lodge				noon		3.18ft		3.26ft		3.33ft	2008		High Water Contest
Johnson Creek		At Yellow Pine				noon		450		470		500
So. Salmon		At Krassel				noon		625		650		700
Little Salmon		At Riggins				noon		750		800		875
Salmon		At White Bird				noon		19,500		20,500		22,000	2005		Water 64°F
No. Clearwater		Near Canyon Ranger Stn				noon		3,200		3,400		3,600			Water 58°F
Lochsa		Near Lowell				noon		3,000		3,300		3,500
Selway		Near Lowell				noon		5,000		5,750		6,250
So. Clearwater		At Stites				noon		1,200		1,250		1,350			Water 63°F
Saint Joe		At Calder				noon		1,750		1,850		1,900
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Montana Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		07/02/09		07/01/09		06/30/09	BBS		Comments
No. Blackfoot		Near Ovando				noon		675		700		750
Blackfoot		Near Bonner				noon		2,200		2,300		2,400			Water 61°F
Clark Fork		At St. Regis				noon		11,500		12,000		12,500	2008		Water 56°F
Prospect Creek		At Thompson Falls				noon		180		195		200
No. Flathead		Near Columbia Falls				noon		4,100		4,400		4,700			Water 54°F
Mi. Flathead		Near West Glacier				noon		4,700		5,000		5,500
So. Flathead		Above Hungry Horse Res				noon		3,900		4,200		4,600
Swan		Near Bigfork				noon		1,900		2,000		2,100
Flathead		Near Polson				noon		15,000		15,000		15,000
Kootenai		Below Libby Dam				noon		12,000		12,000		13,000
Yaak		Above Kootenai Confluence				noon		550		575		625			Water 47°F
Madison		Below Hebgen Lake				noon		1,200		1,200		1,350			Water 61°F
Madison		Below Ennis Lake				noon		2,300		2,250		2,600			Water 66°F
Gallatin		Near Gallatin Gateway				noon		2,250		2,400		2,400			Water 52°F
Yellowstone		At Corwin Springs				noon		12,000		12,000		12,000			Water 54°F
Yellowstone		Near Livingston				noon		13,000		13,500		13,500			Water 57°F
Boulder		At Big Timber				noon		3,000		3,200		3,000			Water 50°F
Stillwater		Near Absarokee				noon		4,500		4,300		4,000			Water 51°F
West Rosebud Cr		Near Roscoe				noon		700		625		525
Rock Creek		Near Red Lodge				noon		575		575		525
CF Yellowstone		Near Belfry				noon		4,800		4,700		4,800
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Wyoming Rivers								THU		WED		TUE
						Time		07/02/09		07/01/09		06/30/09	BBS		Comments
CF Yellowstone		Near Belfry				noon		4,800		4,700		4,800
Yellowstone		Below Yellowstone Lake				noon		7,000		7,000		6,750
North Platte		Near Northgate				noon		1,050		1,100		1,300
Encampment		Near Encampment				noon		750		800		850
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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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