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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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Estimate Information

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Oregon Rivers								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
Illinois		Near Kerby (fant)				10am		175		165		165		155	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue		Near Agness (fant)				10am		3,000		3,000		3,200		2,900	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Canton Creek		Above Steamboat Creek (fant)				10am		Low		Low		Low		Low	2007
Steamboat Creek		Below Canton Creek (fant)				10am		88		250		135		96			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua		At Tiller (fant)				10am		170		220		195		165	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California North Coast								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
No. Smith		At Gasquet (fant)				noon		Low		Low		Low		Low	Apr 30		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Smith		At Gasquet (fant)				noon		Low		Low		Low		Low	Apr 30		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith		At Oregon Hole Gorge (fant)				noon		Low		Low		Low		Low	Apr 30		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Smith		Near Hiouchi (fant)				noon		310		310		Low		Low	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith		At Jedediah Smith (fant)				noon		575		575		550		525	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath		J.C. Boyle Schedule (sched)				1pm		1,400									Scheduled release
Klamath		Below Seiad Valley (fant)				10am		1,350		1,350		1,350		1,300	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott		Near Fort Jones (fant)				noon		95		98		93		90	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek		Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)				noon		81		81		78		77			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath		At Orleans (fant)				noon		2,600		2,600		2,600		2,500	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath		At Klamath Glen (fant)				noon		4,600		4,400		4,300		4,200			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity		Below Lewiston Dam (sched)				noon		600		575		550		550	2010		Schedule + Expect 594 cfs until Wed Jun 19, then 568 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Trinity		At Cedar Flat (fant)				11am		975		875		850		825	Jun 6		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Hayfork Creek		At Hyampom				n/a											No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity		At Forest Glen (fant)				8am		Low		Low		Low		Low			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity		Below Hyampom (fant)				noon		100		97		92		89	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity		At Hoopa (fant)				noon		1,350		1,250		1,200		1,150	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek		At Orick (fant)				noon		76		76		74		71	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River		At Arcata (fant)				noon		56		56		54		51	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen		At Bridgeville (fant)				noon		45		45		44		44	Dec 31		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel		Near Dos Rios (fant)				noon		58		54		54		51	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel		At Leggett (fant)				noon		50		50		49		48	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel		At Fort Seward (fant)				noon		92		87		85		80	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rancheria Creek		At Mountain View Rd				n/a									2010		No estimate for this time of year
Navarro		Near Navarro (fant)				noon		9		9		9		9	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Central/South Coast								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
Russian		At Hopland (fant)				noon		115		110		110		110	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian		Near Cloverdale (fant)				noon		98		99		98		97	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian		Near Healdsburg (fant)				noon		69		71		70		70	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel		At Robles Del Rio (fant)				noon		6		6		6		6			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Seco		Near Soledad (fant)				noon		2		2		2		1			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cuyama		Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)				noon		0		0		0		0			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sespe Creek		Near Fillmore (fant)				noon		2		2		2		2			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sacramento Valley								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
Sacramento		At Delta (fant)				noon		215		215		215		210	Apr 22		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Clear Creek		Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)				noon		175		175		175		175	2012		Schedule + Expect 175 cfs until Mon Jun 24, then 250 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek		At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)				noon		260		250		245		245	2010		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cottonwood		Above Middle Fork				n/a									2010		No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Cottonwood		Above North Fork				n/a									2009		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
So. Cottonwood		At Bowman Road				n/a									2009		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Sacramento		At Bend Bridge (fant)				noon		14,000		14,000		14,000		14,000	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek		At Lowrey Road (fant)				noon		3		2		2		2	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek		At End of Canyon (fant)				noon		150		140		130		125	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek		Near Vina (fant)				noon		110		110		110		110	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek		At Rumsey Bridge (Gage) (fant)				10am		600		600		600		600	Jun 2		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
No. Feather		Below Rock Creek Dam				n/a									2012		Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather		Below Grizzly Creek				n/a									2011		Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Feather		At Milsap Bar (fant)				noon		245		240		235		230	2012		Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather		Below Little Grass Valley				n/a									2012		Flow currently unavailable
So. Feather		Below Forbestown Div Dam				n/a									2011		Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek		Below French Lake				n/a									2011		Flow currently unavailable
Fordyce Creek		Below Fordyce Dam				n/a									2012		Flow currently unavailable
No. American		Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)				noon		98		95		92		88	May 26		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. American		Above Tunnel Chute (sched)				noon		1,000		1,000		1,000		1,000	2012		Schedule + Utility projection, see Note 4
So. American		At Chili Bar				n/a									Jun 18		Paddle to the Sea + Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Cosumnes		At Mt Aukum Rd (fant)				noon		Low		Low		Low		Low	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cosumnes		At Michigan Bar (fant)				noon		30		32		31		30	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne		Below Tiger Creek Dam				n/a									May 22		Flow currently unavailable
Stanislaus		At Orange Blossom Bridge (fant)				noon		225		225		225		225	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
Cherry Creek		Below Holm Powerhouse (sched)				10am		1,100				1,100		1,100	Jun 18		Utility projection, see Note 4
Tuolumne		Below Early Intake				n/a									Jun 18		Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne		At Mushroom				n/a									Jun 18		Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne		At Merals Pool				n/a									Jun 18		Paddle to the Sea + Flow currently unavailable
Merced		At Pohono Bridge (fant)				noon		280		270		250		240	2007		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sierra - East Slope								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
Susan		At Susanville (fant)				noon		145		145		145		145			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee		Near Floriston (fant)				noon		675		675		675		650	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson		Near Markleeville (fant)				noon		230		210		195		180	May 3		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson		Near Gardnerville (fant)				noon		210		190		175		160	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker		At Little Walker River (fant)				noon		280		240		220		205	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6 + Falling 4 cfs/hr
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Nevada Rivers								TUE		WED		THU		FRI
						Time		06/18/13		06/19/13		06/20/13		06/21/13	BBS		Comments
Truckee		Near Floriston (fant)				noon		675		675		675		650	2012		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee		At Reno (fant)				noon		500		490		480		480			Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson		Near Markleeville (fant)				noon		230		210		195		180	May 3		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson		Near Gardnerville (fant)				noon		210		190		175		160	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson		Near Carson City (fant)				noon		69		69		68		68	2011		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker		At Little Walker River (fant)				noon		280		240		220		205	2009		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6 + Falling 4 cfs/hr
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Other Dreamflows Reports

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A complete list of available reports and report formats is available on the River Flow Reports page.

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).  Special symbols are 'ART' (gauge is Above Rating Table) and 'BRT' (gauge is Below Rating Table).

• 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 what the weather is like at each location - or will be like tomorrow if this report was generated after 4PM - 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 flows marked "est" or "rough" 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 5pm.