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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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California North Coast   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
No. Smith  At Gasquet (est)   5:45pm  1,578      Feb 3 86% confidence actual flow is between 1350 and 1800 cfs + Falling 14 cfs/hr
Mi. Smith  At Gasquet (est)   5:45pm  822      Feb 3 85% confidence actual flow is between 700 and 950 cfs + Falling 7 cfs/hr
Smith  Steel Pipe At Gasquet   8:00am     10.10ft   Feb 3 Water 39°F
Smith  At Oregon Hole Gorge (est)   6:45pm  2,540      Feb 3 90% confidence actual flow is between 2050 and 3000 cfs + Falling 22 cfs/hr
So. Smith  Near Hiouchi (est)   6:45pm  2,130      2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 1800 and 2450 cfs + Falling 18 cfs/hr
Smith  At Jedediah Smith   6:45pm  4,670   9.44ft   2010 Falling 40 cfs/hr
Klamath  J.C. Boyle Schedule (sched)   10:30pm  100       
Klamath  Below J.C. Boyle Plant   6:45pm  371   2.96ft    
Klamath  Below Iron Gate Dam   7:15pm  992   2.27ft   2009  
Shasta  Near Yreka   7:00pm  203   3.52ft    
Klamath  Below Seiad Valley   7:00pm  2,280   3.50ft   2009 Falling 5 cfs/hr
Kidder Creek  Below Babs Fork   n/a        2011 No estimate for this time of year
Scott  Near Fort Jones   7:30pm  420   6.06ft   2010  
Indian Creek  Near Happy Camp (Klamath)   6:45pm  500   5.46ft   Falling 3 cfs/hr
Klamath  At Orleans   7:30pm  7,740   7.18ft   2009  
Klamath  At Klamath Glen   7:30pm  17,000   13.38ft   Water 46°F
No. Salmon  Near Forks of Salmon (est)   5:30pm  471      2011 89% confidence actual flow is between 380 and 575 cfs
So. Salmon  At Forks of Salmon (est)   5:30pm  579      2009 89% confidence actual flow is between 460 and 700 cfs + Falling 2 cfs/hr
Salmon  At Somes Bar   7:30pm  1,870   4.22ft   2011 Falling 6 cfs/hr
Coffee Creek  Above Trinity River   n/a        2011 No estimate for this time of year
Trinity  Above Coffee Creek   7:30pm  156   3.86ft   2008  
Trinity  Below Lewiston Dam   7:30pm  307   13.70ft   2010 Schedule
Trinity  At Douglas City   7:00pm  488   6.21ft   2009 Water 41°F
Indian Creek  Near Douglas City   7:30pm  15   1.17ft   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   6:45pm  1,540   5.12ft   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)   7:30pm  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   7:30pm  587   5.12ft   2010 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Trinity  At Hoopa   7:00pm  4,890   15.55ft   2009 Water 45°F + Falling 18 cfs/hr
Redwood Creek  At Hwy 299   6:45pm  231   2.49ft   2009 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Redwood Creek  At Orick   7:15pm  1,170   12.26ft   2009 Falling 8 cfs/hr
Mad River  Above Ruth Lake   7:00pm  112   3.18ft    
Mad River  At Arcata   6:45pm  1,210   7.93ft   2011 Falling 5 cfs/hr
Van Duzen  At Bridgeville   7:15pm  462   2.05ft   2011  
Mi. Eel  Near Dos Rios   7:00pm  683   6.56ft   2011 Falling 6 cfs/hr
So. Eel  At Leggett   7:30pm  353   7.63ft   2009 Falling 3 cfs/hr
Eel  Below Outlet Creek (rough)   1:15pm  Low      2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 600-15000 cfs
Eel  At Fort Seward   7:15pm  1,760   10.05ft   2009  
Eel  At Scotia   7:15pm  3,990   12.33ft   2009 Falling 21 cfs/hr
Mattole  Near Ettersburg   7:00pm  206   10.87ft   2010 Water 47°F
Noyo River  Below South Fork   7:15pm  95   3.45ft    
Rancheria Creek  At Mountain View Rd (rough)   5:15pm  Low      2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 150-2000 cfs
Navarro  Near Navarro   7:15pm  103   3.45ft   2010  
So. Gualala  Near Sea Ranch   7:00pm  88   5.35ft    
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California Central/South Coast   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
E. Fk Russian  Above Lake Mendocino   7:15pm  80   6.00ft    
Big Sulphur Cr  At Geysers Resort   7:15pm  10   3.05ft    
Big Sulphur Cr  Near Cloverdale   7:30pm  24   14.81ft   2010  
Russian  At Hopland   7:00pm  126   0.59ft   Water 51°F
Russian  Near Cloverdale   7:00pm  197   2.63ft   Oct 19  
Russian  Near Healdsburg   6:45pm  408   2.03ft   2009  
Mark West Creek  Near Santa Rosa   n/a        Jan 20 Site currently not operational
Napa  Near Napa   7:00pm  23   3.75ft   2009  
Arroyo Mocho  Near Livermore   n/a        Site currently not operational
Arroyo Valle  Above Lake Del Valle   6:45pm  3   0.87ft   2009  
Alameda Creek  Near Niles   7:00pm  24   2.90ft   2006 Water 50°F + Rising 4 cfs/hr
Arroyo Hondo  Near San Jose   7:00pm  2   4.41ft   2010 Water 48°F
Coyote Creek  Above Coyote Lake   7:15pm  2   2.30ft    
Guadalupe  At San Jose   7:00pm  53   5.03ft    
San Francisquito Cr  At Stanford University   7:15pm  2   0.36ft    
Pescadero Creek  Near Pescadero   4:00pm  5   0.96ft    
San Lorenzo  At Felton   7:30pm  40   3.33ft   Jan 23  
San Lorenzo  At Santa Cruz   7:00pm  64   6.25ft   Falling 2 cfs/hr
San Antonio  Near Lockwood   7:15pm  31   3.53ft    
Carmel  At Robles Del Rio   7:15pm  29   1.51ft    
Carmel  Near Carmel   7:00pm  28   4.21ft    
Big Sur  Near Big Sur   7:15pm  43   4.47ft    
Arroyo Seco  Near Greenfield   7:15pm     7.51ft   Jan 20  
Arroyo Seco  Near Soledad   7:00pm  56   1.17ft    
Cuyama  Below Buckhorn Canyon   7:30pm  0   6.74ft    
Santa Ynez  Below Los Laureles Canyon   7:45pm  0   1.39ft    
Piru Creek  Above Pyramid Lake   6:45pm  9   1.87ft    
Piru Creek  Above Lake Piru   7:15pm  29   3.93ft   2008  
Piru Creek  Below Lake Piru   7:15pm  8   1.57ft   Sep 10  
Sespe Creek  Near Fillmore   7:15pm  18   3.59ft    
Santa Margarita  Near Temecula   7:00pm  11   1.87ft   Water 54°F
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California Sacramento Valley   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Sacramento  Below Box Canyon Dam   n/a        2011 Flow currently unavailable
Sacramento  At Delta   7:30pm  674   5.10ft   2009 Falling 2 cfs/hr
McCloud  Above McCloud Res   7:30pm  754   1.53ft   Nov 9  
McCloud  Below McCloud Dam   6:45pm  186      2009  
McCloud  At Ah-Di-Na   6:45pm  209   1.34ft   2009  
McCloud  At Shasta Lake   7:00pm  527   10.03ft   2010 Water 40°F
Pit  Above Pit 1 Powerhouse   4:00pm  500      2011  
Pit  Below Pit 1 Powerhouse   7:00pm  1,830   6.20ft   2009  
Pit  Below Pit 4 Dam   5:00pm  412      2011  
Pit  At Big Bend   5:00pm  1,044      Oct 6  
Clear Creek  Below Whiskeytown Lake   6:45pm  228   3.33ft   2010  
So. Battle Creek  Above NF Confluence   7:30pm  42   4.69ft   Water 46°F
Battle Creek  Above Baldwin Creek   6:00pm  99      Falling 3 cfs/hr
Battle Creek  At Coleman Fish Hatchery   7:30pm  301   0.89ft   2010 Falling 7 cfs/hr
No. Cottonwood  Above Middle Fork (rough)   noon  Low      2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 250-1500 cfs
Mi. Cottonwood  Above North Fork (est)   noon  Low      2009 Estimate is outside the model's range of 200-1500 cfs
So. Cottonwood  At Bowman Road (rough)   3:00pm  Low      2009 Estimate is outside the model's range of 100-1000 cfs
Sacramento  At Bend Bridge   6:45pm  5,240   1.34ft   2011  
Antelope Creek  Above Cone Grove Rd (rough)   6:45pm  Low      Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-1500 cfs
Elder Creek  At Lowrey Road   7:30pm  18   1.33ft   2009  
Mill Creek  At End of Canyon   6:45pm  147   1.76ft   2009 Water 44°F
Deer Creek  Near Vina   7:15pm  143   2.72ft   2011 Water 43°F
Butte Creek  Near Chico   7:00pm  161   1.70ft   2011 Water 44°F
No. Cache Creek  Above Indian Valley Res   7:00pm  20   2.74ft    
No. Cache Creek  Rel Indian Valley Dam   4:00pm  12   1.27ft    
Cache Creek  Below Clear Lake   7:30pm  6   2.02ft    
Bear Creek  Above Cache Creek   7:30pm  6   4.04ft   2008  
Cache Creek  At Rumsey Bridge (Gage)   7:15pm  20      Nov 4  
Cache Creek  At Rumsey Bridge (Calc) (est)   9:30pm  24      2009 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Putah Creek  Below Hwy 29   7:30pm  26   4.82ft    
Putah Creek  Below Lake Berryessa   7:00pm  66   5.91ft    
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Indian Creek  Below Indian Falls   5:00pm  134   8.26ft   2011  
Spanish Creek  Near Keddie   7:30pm  85   1.75ft   2009  
Eb. No. Feather  Below Virgilia (est)   8:00pm  282      2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 225 and 340 cfs + Falling 3 cfs/hr
No. Feather  Below Rock Creek Dam   3:00pm  464      Jan 9  
No. Feather  Below Grizzly Creek   3:00pm  468      2011  
No. Feather  Below Poe Dam   3:00pm  122      2010  
Mi. Feather  Below Sloat (est)   1:45pm  Low      2008 Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-3000 cfs
Mi. Feather  At Milsap Bar   7:45pm  475   6.25ft   2011 Please report trip + Falling 2 cfs/hr
So. Feather  Below Little Grass Valley   7:00pm  16   7.19ft   Oct 19 Water 37°F
So. Feather  Below SF Diversion Dam   7:15pm  6   5.23ft   Water 36°F
Lost Creek  Below Lost Creek Res   7:15pm  6   4.69ft   Water 38°F
So. Feather  Below Forbestown Div Dam   7:15pm  35   5.28ft   2011 Water 41°F
West Br Feather  At Whiskey Flat Bridge   7:30pm  38   0.19ft    
Lavezzola Creek  Above Downie River (est)   5:45pm  Low      2011  
Pauley Creek  At Pauley Creek Falls (est)   5:45pm  Low      2011  
No. Yuba  At Sierra City (rough)   5:45pm  Low      2010 Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-3000 cfs
No. Yuba  Below Goodyears Bar   6:45pm  257   2.51ft   2010  
Slate Creek  Below Diversion Dam   7:15pm  17   4.82ft   Water 34°F
No. Yuba  Above Slate Creek   7:30pm  391   4.57ft   Falling 2 cfs/hr
No. Yuba  Inflow New Bullards Bar (est)   6:00pm  564      Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
No. Yuba  Below New Bullards Bar   7:00pm  2      2011  
Mi. Yuba  Below Jackson Meadows   7:45pm  36      2011  
Mi. Yuba  Below Milton Dam   6:45pm  4      2011  
Mi. Yuba  Above Our House Dam   7:00am  85      Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Mi. Yuba  Below Our House Dam   7:00pm  37   17.19ft   2011  
So. Yuba  Near Cisco   5:30pm  67   2.68ft   Aug 15 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Fordyce Creek  Below Fordyce Dam   5:45pm  33   2.21ft   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   7:30pm  4   3.99ft   2011  
So. Yuba  At Lang Crossing   5:45pm  13   35.97ft   Oct 13 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
So. Yuba  At Hwy 49 Bridge   7:00pm  97   2.72ft   Dec 5  
Yuba  Below Englebright Dam   7:00pm  729   6.74ft    
Deer Creek  Near Smartville   7:00pm  13   1.47ft    
Yuba  Below Deer Creek   7:00pm  742       
Bear  At Hwy 20 Bridge   5:30pm  7   0.41ft   2008 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear  Below Drum Afterbay   5:30pm  7   0.62ft   2008 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Bear  Below Dutch Flat Afterbay   7:30pm  8      2011  
Bear  At Hwy 174 Bridge   11:30am  37   0.87ft   2011  
No. American  Inflow Lake Clementine   7:15pm  261   0.73ft   2011 Falling 2 cfs/hr
Rubicon  Below Hell Hole Dam   n/a        2011 Site currently not operational
Rubicon  At Ellicott Bridge   6:45pm  34   1.67ft   Oct 31 Data are preliminary and subject to revision
Mi. American  Above Tunnel Chute   7:15pm  1,002   11.40ft   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   7:00pm  59   1.96ft   2011  
So. American  Below Slab Creek Dam   7:00pm  35   1838.53ft   2011 Rating table lookup, see Note 3
So. American  At Chili Bar   7:15pm  479   1.95ft   Jan 24 Schedule + News and Rumors
No. Weber Creek  Inflow Weber Res   7:00pm  1   0.55ft   2011  
American  Folsom Lake Elevation   6:00pm  2,327   404.95ft   2010  
American  Below Lake Natoma   7:00pm  1,680   5.35ft   2009 Water 48°F
No. Cosumnes  At Sand Ridge Rd   n/a        Flow currently unavailable
Mi. Cosumnes  At Mt Aukum Rd   4:45pm  100   4.19ft   2011  
Cosumnes  At Michigan Bar   7:30pm  101   3.14ft   2011  
No. Mokelumne  Below Salt Springs Res   7:00pm  79      2009  
No. Mokelumne  Above Tiger Cr Afterbay   7:00pm  193      2009  
No. Mokelumne  Below Tiger Creek Dam   7:00pm  98      2010  
No. Mokelumne  Below West Point P.H.   7:00pm  101      2008  
Mokelumne  Below Electra Powerhouse (est)   7:00pm  269      2011  
Mokelumne  Inflow Pardee Res (est)   6:00pm  566      2011 Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Calaveras  Below New Hogan Dam   7:00pm  30   0.87ft    
Highland Creek  Near No. Stan Confluence   7:00pm  65       
No. Stanislaus  At Avery   7:00pm  120      2011 Water 40°F
Mi. Stanislaus  Below Sand Bar Flat Dam   4:00pm  150      2011  
So. Stanislaus  At Strawberry   4:00pm  50      2010  
So. Stanislaus  Below Filladelfia Div Dam   4:00pm  50      2010  
Stanislaus  At Camp Nine (est)   4:00pm  200      2011  
Stanislaus  At Orange Blossom Bridge   6:45pm  430   3.20ft   2011 Water 49°F
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Tuolumne  Above Hetch Hetchy Res   7:30pm  66   7.52ft   Water 36°F
Tuolumne  Below Hetch Hetchy   6:45pm  53   2.95ft   Water 47°F
Tuolumne  Above Early Intake   6:45pm  70   12.37ft   Water 45°F
Cherry Creek  Above Cherry Lake   n/a        2010 Graph + Flow currently unavailable
Cherry Creek  Below Cherry Lake   7:00pm  7   5.28ft   2006 Water 45°F
Cherry Creek  Above Holm Powerhouse   7:15pm  23   1.69ft   2006 Water 40°F
Cherry Creek  Below Holm Powerhouse   7:30pm  53   5.86ft   Oct 21 Water 44°F
Tuolumne  Below Early Intake   7:30pm  72   3.35ft   Oct 21 Water 44°F
Tuolumne  At Mushroom (est)   8:30pm  125      Oct 21 90% confidence actual flow is between 120 and 130 cfs
Mi. Tuolumne  Above So. Fork Confluence   7:00pm  23   1.66ft   2009  
So. Tuolumne  At Rainbow Pool   7:00pm  39   2.93ft    
Tuolumne  At Merals Pool (est)   7:00pm  192      Jan 23 90% confidence actual flow is between 180 and 200 cfs
Clavey  Near Hunter Bend   n/a        2011 No estimate for this time of year
Merced  At Pohono Bridge   7:00pm  112   2.08ft   2007 Rising 3 cfs/hr
So. Merced  At Wawona   7:45pm  37   2.32ft   2008  
So. Merced  At Hwy 140 Bridge   n/a        2008 No estimate for this time of year
Merced  Below Briceburg   6:45pm  222   20.42ft   2011  
Fresno  Above Hensley Lake   6:45pm  0   0.16ft   2009 Falling 8 cfs/hr
Mi. San Joaquin  At Devils Postpile   7:00pm  22   2.95ft   2010  
Mono Creek  Below Lake Edison   6:45pm  473      2008  
So. San Joaquin  Below Florence Lake   6:45pm  21      2006  
San Joaquin  Below Mammoth Pool Res   6:45pm  14      Oct 28  
San Joaquin  Chawanakee Gorge   6:45pm  0      2010  
No. Willow Creek  Near Sugar Pine   6:45pm  10   2.86ft   2006  
San Joaquin  Below Redinger Lake   6:45pm  42      2006  
San Joaquin  At Horseshoe Bend   n/a        Jan 4 Insufficient data available to estimate flow
San Joaquin  At Patterson Bend   7:30pm  44   4.91ft   2006  
San Joaquin  At Squaw Leap Falls   n/a        2006 Flow currently unavailable
Dinkey Creek  At Dinkey Meadow   n/a        No estimate for this time of year
Dinkey Creek  Above North Fork Kings   5:30pm  18      2009 Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
No. Kings  Below Balch Diversion Dam   7:30pm  12   2.00ft   2007  
No. Kings  Above Dinkey Creek (est)   7:30pm  537   2.73ft   2011  
No. Kings  Below Dinkey Creek   7:30pm  407   3.51ft   Jan 22  
So. Kings  Below Cedar Grove (est)   11:00am  Low      Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
Kings  At Rodgers Crossing (est)   5:00pm  344      2009 90% confidence actual flow is between 330 and 360 cfs
Kings  Inflow Pine Flat Res (est)   6:00pm  600      2011 Reservoir calculation, see Note 2
Kings  Rel Pine Flat Lake   7:00pm  281   2.16ft    
Mill Creek  Above Kings River   7:00pm  11   1.74ft    
No. Kaweah  At Kaweah (est)   5:45pm  Low      Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
Kaweah  At Three Rivers   7:15pm  201   3.13ft   2007  
Kaweah  Inflow Terminus Res   6:00pm  350      2009  
Kaweah  Below Terminus Dam   6:00pm  37   0.84ft   Water 59°F
Tule  Near Springville   7:30pm  85   4.22ft    
Tule  Inflow Lake Success (est)   5:00pm  112      Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
No. Kern  At Kernville   7:15pm  407   5.20ft   2011  
Brush Creek  At Take-Out Bridge   n/a        2011 Flow currently unavailable
So. Kern  Near Onyx   7:30pm  55   3.67ft   2009  
Kern  Above Borel Powerhouse   7:15pm  34   3.90ft   2006 Water 44°F
Kern  Rel Lake Isabella   7:15pm  410      2008  
Kern  Below Democrat   n/a        2006 No estimate for this time of year
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California Sierra - East Slope   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Susan  At Susanville   7:00pm  97   4.49ft    
Truckee  Below Lake Tahoe   7:00pm  202   3.89ft   2011 Water 41°F
Truckee  Near Truckee   7:30pm  223   2.03ft   2006  
Truckee  At Boca Bridge   7:15pm  390   6.31ft    
Truckee  Near Floriston   7:30pm  386   3.58ft   2010  
E. Fk Carson  Near Markleeville   7:00pm  84   2.58ft   2010 Rising 4 cfs/hr
E. Fk Carson  Near Gardnerville   7:30pm  105   8.90ft   2011  
West Walker  At Little Walker River   7:30pm  47   1.43ft   2009 Falling 6 cfs/hr
West Walker  At Walker   7:15pm  86   3.58ft   Rising 17 cfs/hr
East Walker  Near Bridgeport   7:30pm  25   2.42ft    
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Nevada Rivers   Time          Flow         Gauge   BBS Comments
Truckee  Near Floriston   7:30pm  386   3.58ft   2010  
Truckee  At Reno   7:15pm  385   4.41ft    
E. Fk Carson  Near Markleeville   7:00pm  84   2.58ft   2010 Rising 4 cfs/hr
E. Fk Carson  Near Gardnerville   7:30pm  105   8.90ft   2011  
Carson  Near Carson City   7:15pm  217   2.49ft   2011  
West Walker  At Little Walker River   7:30pm  47   1.43ft   2009 Falling 6 cfs/hr
West Walker  At Walker   7:15pm  86   3.58ft   Rising 17 cfs/hr
East Walker  Near Bridgeport   7:30pm  25   2.42ft    
Lower Colorado  Below Hoover Dam   6:30pm  17,690       
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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.

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