Dreamflows Color-Coded Flow Trigger Levels
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This page lists the trigger levels that Dreamflows uses to color-code flow reports.  The entries match the order in the Dreamflows daily reports.  Please select from the following:

Key Information

Arizona Rivers

California North Coast

California Central/South Coast

California Sacramento Valley

California Sierra - West Slope - Northern

California Sierra - West Slope - Southern

California Sierra - East Slope

Colorado Rivers

Idaho Rivers

Montana Rivers

Nevada Rivers

New Mexico Rivers

Oregon Rivers

Utah Rivers

Washington Rivers

Wyoming Rivers

California North Coast			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
No. Smith	At Gasquet		600	1,250	1,700	4,000
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet		450	1,250	1,700	2,500
Smith	Steel Pipe At Gasquet		8.60ft	---	---	12.00ft
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge		450	2,100	2,900	4,000
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi		450	850	1,150	2,000
Smith	At Jedediah Smith		900	3,400	4,600	8,000
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule		600	2,500	3,000	3,000
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Plant		600	2,500	3,000	3,000
Klamath	Below Iron Gate Dam		600	2,500	3,400	5,000
Shasta	Near Yreka		300	340	460	1,000
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley		600	2,500	3,400	5,000
Kidder Creek	Below Babs Fork		---	---	---	---
Scott	Near Fort Jones		700	1,250	1,700	4,000
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath)		300	500	700	1,000
Klamath	At Orleans		1,000	2,500	3,400	10,000
Klamath	At Klamath Glen		---	---	---	---
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon		600	1,250	1,700	3,000
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon		360	850	1,150	1,800
Salmon	At Somes Bar		500	1,250	1,700	5,000
Coffee Creek	Above Trinity River		300	675	925	1,000
Trinity	Above Coffee Creek		600	675	925	---
Trinity	Inflow Clair Engle Lake		---	---	---	---
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam		300	470	625	3,000
Trinity	At Douglas City		300	---	---	1,500
Indian Creek	Near Douglas City		100	---	---	200
No. Trinity	At Helena		750	---	---	2,000
Trinity	At Pigeon Point		500	1,250	1,700	7,000
Trinity	At Cedar Flat		450	1,250	1,700	5,000
New River	At Denny		300	850	1,150	2,000
New River	New River Gorge		300	850	1,150	2,000
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom		500	850	1,150	2,000
So. Trinity	At Forest Glen		500	850	1,150	2,000
So. Trinity	Below Hyampom		600	1,250	1,700	2,000
Trinity	At Hoopa		700	---	---	5,000
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299		250	500	700	1,500
Redwood Creek	At Orick		500	1,000	1,400	3,000
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake		400	---	---	1,600
Mad River	At Arcata		700	1,250	1,700	2,000
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville		500	---	---	10,000
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios		700	1,700	2,300	5,000
So. Eel	At Leggett		1,200	2,100	2,900	5,000
Eel	Rel Lake Pillsbury		300	1,250	1,700	6,000
Eel	Inflow Van Arsdale		300	1,250	1,700	6,000
Eel	Below Outlet Creek		600	---	---	8,000
Eel	At Fort Seward		500	4,200	5,750	10,000
Eel	At Scotia		---	1,850	2,500	---
Mattole	Near Ettersburg		200	---	---	800
Noyo River	Below South Fork		200	---	---	1,500
Rancheria Creek	At Mountain View Rd		200	675	925	2,000
Navarro	Near Navarro		300	---	---	2,000
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California Central/South Coast			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
E. Fk Russian	Above Lake Mendocino		200	340	460	1,200
Big Sulphur Cr	At Geysers Resort		200	850	1,150	1,500
Big Sulphur Cr	Near Cloverdale		200	850	1,150	1,500
Russian	At Hopland		300	1,250	1,700	8,000
Russian	Near Cloverdale		300	1,250	1,700	8,000
Russian	Near Healdsburg		400	---	---	10,000
Mark West Creek	Near Santa Rosa		400	850	1,150	2,000
Napa	Near Napa		---	340	460	---
Arroyo Mocho	Near Livermore		---	---	---	---
Arroyo Valle	Above Lake Del Valle		700	---	---	1,000
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose		200	---	---	300
Alameda Creek	Near Niles		400	---	---	2,000
Pescadero Creek	Near Pescadero		200	---	---	800
San Lorenzo	At Felton		200	850	1,150	2,000
San Lorenzo	At Santa Cruz		300	1,250	1,700	2,000
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio		200	---	---	800
Carmel	Near Carmel		250	---	---	750
Big Sur	Near Big Sur		200	---	---	2,000
Arroyo Seco	Near Greenfield		7.40ft	7.70ft	8.10ft	8.46ft
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad		200	---	---	400
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon		500	2,500	3,400	5,000
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon		---	---	---	---
Piru Creek	Above Pyramid Lake		170	200	300	400
Piru Creek	Above Lake Piru		400	925	1,100	1,100
Piru Creek	Below Lake Piru		150	---	---	---
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore		400	675	925	1,000
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula		300	1,250	1,700	2,500
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California Sacramento Valley			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Sacramento	Below Box Canyon Dam		4.00ft	4.50ft	5.00ft	5.70ft
Sacramento	At Delta		500	1,250	1,700	5,000
McCloud	Inflow McCloud Res		600	---	---	2,400
McCloud	At Ah-Di-Na		400	---	---	1,000
McCloud	At Shasta Lake		400	850	1,150	1,500
Pit	Above Pit 1 Powerhouse		600	---	---	5,000
Pit	Below Pit 1 Powerhouse		---	---	---	---
Pit	Below Pit 4 Dam		800	---	---	3,000
Pit	At Big Bend		800	---	---	4,000
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake		200	500	700	1,000
So. Battle Creek	Above NF Confluence		300	320	430	1,500
Battle Creek	Above Baldwin Creek		400	---	---	2,000
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery		600	---	---	3,000
No. Cottonwood	Above Middle Fork		300	---	---	900
Mi. Cottonwood	Above North Fork		300	---	---	900
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road		---	---	---	---
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge		10,000	12,500	17,000	20,000
Antelope Creek	Above Cone Grove Rd		300	---	---	1,200
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road		---	---	---	---
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon		400	850	1,150	1,500
Deer Creek	Near Vina		400	850	1,150	1,200
Stony Creek	Inflow Black Butte Res		---	---	---	---
Butte Creek	Near Chico		300	600	800	1,000
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res		---	---	---	---
No. Cache Creek	Rel Indian Valley Dam		300	---	---	5,000
Cache Creek	Below Clear Lake		---	---	---	---
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek		200	---	---	800
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (Gage)		400	1,250	1,700	5,000
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (Calc)		400	1,250	1,700	5,000
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29		750	2,500	3,400	6,000
Putah Creek	Below Lake Berryessa		300	---	---	1,500
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California Sierra - West Slope - Northern			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls		800	1,000	1,400	1,500
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie		---	---	---	---
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia		600	1,250	1,700	3,000
No. Feather	Below Rock Creek Dam		800	1,250	1,700	4,000
No. Feather	Below Grizzly Creek		800	1,250	1,700	4,000
No. Feather	Below Poe Dam		500	1,250	1,700	5,000
Mi. Feather	Below Sloat		600	---	---	2,400
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar		500	1,700	2,300	3,500
So. Feather	Rel Little Grass Valley		180	280	380	500
So. Feather	Below Forbestown Div Dam		200	250	400	500
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge		300	675	925	1,500
Lavezzola Creek	Above Downie River		175	---	---	500
Pauley Creek	At Pauley Creek Falls		175	---	---	500
No. Yuba	At Sierra City		400	1,000	1,400	2,500
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar		700	1,250	1,700	3,000
No. Yuba	Above Slate Creek		---	---	---	---
No. Yuba	Inflow New Bullards Bar		---	---	---	---
No. Yuba	Below New Bullards Bar		600	675	925	1,000
Mi. Yuba	Below Jackson Meadows		400	---	---	1,000
Mi. Yuba	Below Milton Dam		600	850	1,150	2,000
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam		600	850	1,150	2,500
So. Yuba	Near Cisco		500	---	---	1,200
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam		225	420	575	600
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake		70	100	140	200
Canyon Creek	Below Bowman Lake		---	---	---	---
So. Yuba	At Lang Crossing		600	1,250	1,700	2,000
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge		450	1,250	1,700	2,000
Yuba	Rel Englebright Dam		1,000	1,700	2,300	3,500
Bear	At Hwy 20 Bridge		---	---	---	---
Bear	Below Drum Afterbay		---	---	---	---
Bear	Below Dutch Flat Afterbay		---	---	---	---
Bear	At Hwy 174 Bridge		350	500	700	900
No. American	At Colfax-Iowa Hill Br		---	---	---	---
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine		400	1,250	1,700	3,000
Rubicon	Below Hell Hole Dam		---	1,000	1,400	---
Mi. American	NF at Mosquito Ridge Rd		600	600	700	800
Mi. American	Above Tunnel Chute		700	1,000	1,400	2,000
South Silver	At Autobahn		---	---	---	---
So. Silver Cr	Below Ice House Res		300	380	525	700
So. American	Below Kyburz		500	1,000	1,400	2,500
So. American	Below Slab Creek Dam		500	1,250	1,700	2,000
So. American	At Chili Bar		500	1,700	2,300	7,000
American	Folsom Lake Elevation		---	---	---	---
American	Below Lake Natoma		800	---	---	5,000
Camp Creek	Near Somerset		---	---	---	---
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd		400	775	1,050	1,200
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar		600	1,250	1,700	2,000
No. Mokelumne	Salt Springs Inflow		600	600	800	800
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res		600	1,700	2,300	3,000
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay		600	1,700	2,300	3,000
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam		500	1,250	1,700	2,500
No. Mokelumne	Below West Point P.H.		---	1,000	1,400	---
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse		450	1,000	1,400	3,000
Mokelumne	Inflow Pardee Res		450	1,000	1,400	3,000
Calaveras	Rel New Hogan		600	850	1,150	2,000
Highland Creek	Near No. Stan Confluence		200	420	575	600
No. Stanislaus	At Avery		400	1,000	1,400	1,500
Mi. Stanislaus	Inflow Donnell Lake		400	600	800	800
Mi. Stanislaus	At Mount Knight		1,200	1,700	2,300	3,000
Stanislaus	At Camp Nine		700	---	---	2,000
Stanislaus	Inflow New Melones Lake		---	---	---	---
Stanislaus	At Orange Blossom Bridge		500	1,700	2,300	3,000
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California Sierra - West Slope - Southern			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Tuolumne	Above Hetch Hetchy Res		500	1,000	1,200	1,200
Tuolumne	Below Hetch Hetchy		---	---	---	---
Tuolumne	Above Early Intake		---	---	---	---
Cherry Creek	Above Cherry Lake		---	---	---	---
Cherry Creek	Below Cherry Lake		---	250	340	---
Cherry Creek	Above Holm Powerhouse		---	500	700	---
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse		600	1,000	1,400	2,000
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake		600	1,000	1,400	2,000
Tuolumne	At Mushroom		700	1,100	1,500	2,000
Mi. Tuolumne	Above So. Fork Confluence		---	---	---	---
So. Tuolumne	At Rainbow Pool		400	500	700	800
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool		600	2,100	2,900	6,000
Clavey	Near Hunter Bend		500	675	925	1,200
Tuolumne	Inflow New Don Pedro Res		---	---	---	---
Tuolumne	Outflow New Don Pedro Res		---	---	---	---
Merced	At Pohono Bridge		800	850	1,150	1,600
Merced	At Red Bud		800	1,250	1,700	4,000
So. Merced	At Wawona		375	650	850	1,125
So. Merced	At Hwy 140 Bridge		500	850	1,150	1,500
Merced	Below Briceburg		800	1,700	2,000	2,000
Merced	Inflow Lake McClure		---	---	---	---
Fresno	Above Hensley Lake		---	---	---	---
Mi. San Joaquin	At Devil's Postpile		---	---	---	---
San Joaquin	At Miller Crossing		400	420	575	650
Mono Creek	Below Lake Edison		---	---	---	---
So. San Joaquin	Below Florence Lake		500	850	1,150	1,500
San Joaquin	Below Mammoth Pool Res		600	1,250	1,500	1,500
San Joaquin	Chawanakee Gorge		500	500	700	800
No. Willow Creek	Near Sugar Pine		60	68	92	200
San Joaquin	Below Redinger Lake		1,000	1,800	4,000	5,000
San Joaquin	At Horseshoe Bend		1,000	2,000	4,000	8,000
San Joaquin	At Patterson Bend		1,500	3,400	4,600	5,000
San Joaquin	At Squaw Leap Falls		1,200	1,700	3,000	6,800
San Joaquin	Inflow Millerton Lake		---	---	---	---
Dinkey Creek	At Dinkey Meadow		200	250	340	600
Dinkey Creek	Above North Fork Kings		200	340	460	600
No. Kings	Below Balch Diversion Dam		---	---	---	---
No. Kings	Above Dinkey Creek		2.10ft	---	---	3.00ft
No. Kings	Below Dinkey Creek		400	600	800	2,000
So. Kings	Below Cedar Grove		500	650	850	1,000
Kings	At Rodgers Crossing		800	1,500	5,000	10,000
Kings	Inflow Pine Flat Res		800	2,000	10,000	15,000
Kings	Rel Pine Flat Lake		1,000	---	---	7,000
Mill Creek	Above Kings River		100	---	---	200
No. Kaweah	At Kaweah		400	1,000	1,400	1,500
Kaweah	At Three Rivers		500	850	1,150	2,500
Kaweah	Inflow Terminus Res		500	1,250	1,700	2,500
Kaweah	Below Terminus Dam		1,500	1,700	2,300	2,500
Tule	Near Springville		200	215	290	600
Tule	Inflow Lake Success		200	250	340	800
No. Kern	At Kernville		400	1,250	1,700	2,500
So. Kern	Near Onyx		300	420	500	500
Kern	Above Borel Powerhouse		400	1,000	1,400	2,500
Kern	Rel Lake Isabella		500	1,000	1,400	3,000
Kern	Below Democrat		600	850	1,150	2,500
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California Sierra - East Slope			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Susan	At Susanville		150	---	---	1,000
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe		500	---	---	1,000
Truckee	Near Truckee		500	---	---	1,000
Truckee	At Boca Bridge		400	675	925	3,000
Truckee	Near Floriston		400	675	925	3,000
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville		400	1,250	1,700	3,000
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville		400	1,250	1,700	3,000
West Walker	At Little Walker River		500	850	1,150	2,000
West Walker	At Walker		500	850	1,150	2,000
East Walker	Near Bridgeport		---	---	---	---
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Nevada Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Truckee	Near Floriston		400	675	925	3,000
Truckee	At Reno		500	---	---	2,000
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville		400	1,250	1,700	3,000
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville		400	1,250	1,700	3,000
Carson	Near Carson City		800	---	---	4,000
West Walker	At Little Walker River		500	850	1,150	2,000
West Walker	At Walker		500	850	1,150	2,000
East Walker	Near Bridgeport		---	---	---	---
Lower Colorado	Release Hoover Dam		---	---	---	---
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Oregon Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Chetco	Near Brookings		500	600	800	3,000
Illinois	Near Kerby		500	1,000	1,400	3,500
Applegate	Above Applegate Lake		400	---	---	2,000
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake		250	420	575	800
Applegate	Below Applegate Dam		400	---	---	2,000
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule		600	2,500	3,000	3,000
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Plant		600	2,500	3,000	3,000
No. Rogue	Above North Fork Res		300	675	925	2,000
No. Rogue	Above Lost Creek Lake		500	600	800	1,000
Mi. Rogue	Above Butte Falls Rd		400	420	575	800
So. Rogue	Below Imnaha Creek		200	215	290	500
So. Rogue	Below MF Confluence		800	850	1,150	1,600
Rogue	Inflow Lost Creek Lake		---	---	---	---
Big Butte Creek	Near McLeod		250	420	575	1,000
Elk Creek	Above Rogue River		---	---	---	---
Rogue	At Raygold		800	850	1,150	3,000
Rogue	At Grants Pass		800	---	---	3,000
Rogue	Near Agness		800	1,250	1,700	6,000
So. Coquille	At Powers		200	420	575	4,000
No. Umpqua	Above Copeland Creek		800	800	1,050	2,000
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek		400	850	1,150	1,800
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek		450	850	1,150	4,000
No. Umpqua	Below Steamboat Creek		1,500	1,700	2,300	3,000
No. Umpqua	At Winchester		1,000	1,700	2,300	3,000
So. Umpqua	At Tiller		500	2,100	2,900	6,000
Umpqua	Near Elkton		800	1,000	1,400	5,000
Siuslaw	Near Mapleton		---	---	---	---
Alsea	Near Tidewater		500	675	925	3,000
Siletz	Near Siletz		750	1,350	1,850	6,000
Nestucca	Below Beaver		500	850	1,150	3,000
Trask	Near Tillamook		400	650	850	2,500
Wilson	Near Tillamook		900	1,250	1,700	6,000
Nehalem	Near Foss		2,000	3,400	4,600	8,000
Mi. Willamette	Below Hills Creek Res		1,000	1,100	1,500	3,000
Mi. Willamette	Inflow Lookout Point Res		1,000	1,100	1,500	3,000
Mi. Willamette	NF MF at Westfir		500	1,700	2,300	4,000
Fall Creek	Inflow Fall Creek Res		800	1,000	1,400	3,000
Winberry Creek	Near Lowell		300	---	---	1,000
Fall Creek	Release Fall Creek Res		600	850	1,150	3,000
Row River	Above Dorena Lake		250	250	340	800
Row River	Release Dorena Lake		300	675	925	3,000
McKenzie	Below Trail Bridge Dam		700	850	1,150	2,000
So. McKenzie	Above Cougar Res		400	1,700	2,300	2,500
McKenzie	Near Vida		600	850	1,150	3,500
Breitenbush	Near Detroit		500	850	1,150	2,000
No. Santiam	Below Boulder Creek		1,000	1,100	1,500	1,700
No. Santiam	At Niagara		750	2,100	2,900	10,000
Li. No. Santiam	Near Mehama		400	850	1,150	4,000
No. Santiam	At Mehama		1,000	2,100	2,900	10,000
So. Santiam	Below Cascadia		800	850	1,150	3,000
Quartzville Cr	Near Cascadia		700	775	1,050	4,000
Mi. Santiam	Above Green Peter Lake		700	925	1,250	2,000
Wiley Creek	Near Foster		300	420	575	1,500
So. Yamhill	Near Willamina		700	850	1,150	3,000
Collawash	Below Hot Springs Fork		700	775	1,050	3,000
Clackamas	At Three Lynx		750	1,000	1,400	3,000
Clackamas	At Estacada		750	850	1,150	6,000
Sandy	Below Bull Run River		1,000	1,700	2,300	4,000
W. Fk Hood	Above East Fork		800	925	1,250	3,500
Hood	At Tucker Bridge		600	850	1,150	4,500
Deschutes	Below Wickiup Reservoir		500	---	---	1,000
Deschutes	At Benham Falls		400	850	1,150	3,000
Deschutes	Below Bend		500	600	800	1,700
Deschutes	Near Culver		500	---	---	1,000
Crooked	At Smith Rock State Park		800	---	---	4,000
Crooked	At Crooked River Ranch		800	---	---	4,000
Crooked	Below Opal Springs		1,000	---	---	5,000
Metolius	Above Lake Billy Chinook		1,300	---	---	2,000
Deschutes	At Moody		3,000	4,200	5,750	8,000
No. John Day	At Monument		800	850	1,150	5,000
John Day	At Service Creek		1,200	1,700	2,300	6,000
Umatilla	Near Umatilla		700	---	---	4,000
Owyhee	Near Rome		1,000	2,100	2,900	8,000
Grande Ronde	At Troy		1,000	3,400	4,600	12,000
Snake	Below Hells Canyon Dam		8,000	8,500	11,500	60,000
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Washington Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Spokane	At Spokane		600	---	---	25,000
Chewuch	At Winthrop		800	---	---	2,000
Methow	Near Pateros		2,000	---	---	10,000
Stehekin	At Stehekin		1,500	---	---	5,000
Entiat	Near Ardenvoir		900	---	---	2,500
Mad	Above Camp Nine		150	---	---	200
Little Wenatchee	Below Rainy Creek		500	---	---	1,200
Chiwawa	Near Plain		900	---	---	2,000
Nason Creek	Near Mouth		600	---	---	1,500
Icicle Creek	Above Snow Creek		700	---	---	2,000
Wenatchee	At Peshastin		2,500	---	---	20,000
Peshastin Creek	Near Wenatchee Confluence		500	---	---	1,500
Cle Elum	Inflow Cle Elum Lake		1,000	---	---	2,500
Cle Elum	Below Cle Elum Dam		1,000	---	---	3,000
Teanaway	Below Forks		800	---	---	1,800
Bumping	Below Bumping Dam		300	---	---	600
American	Near Nile		500	---	---	900
Naches	Near Cliffdell		1,200	---	---	3,000
Tieton	At Rimrock		1,000	---	---	3,200
Joseph Creek	Near Mouth		300	---	---	750
Palouse	At Hooper		500	---	---	3,000
Klickitat	Near Glenwood		1,100	---	---	3,900
Little Klickitat	Near Wahkiacus		500	---	---	900
Klickitat	Near Pitt		1,000	---	---	4,500
White Salmon	Below Trout Lake Creek		400	---	---	1,500
White Salmon	At BZ Corner		300	---	---	2,500
White Salmon	Below Northwestern Lake		450	---	---	2,500
Li. White Salmon	At Willard Fish Hatchery		250	---	---	700
Wind River	At Stabler		---	---	---	---
Panther Creek	Near Carson		300	---	---	500
Rock Creek	At Stevenson		---	---	---	---
Washougal	At Hathaway Park		300	---	---	7,000
Muddy River	Below Clear Creek		500	---	---	750
Canyon Creek	Near Amboy		500	---	---	1,500
E. Fk Lewis	Near Heisson		400	---	---	1,000
Cowlitz	At Packwood		700	---	---	2,000
Cispus	Near Randle		200	---	---	4,000
Tilton	Near Cinebar		800	---	---	3,000
Toutle	At Tower Road		900	---	---	2,500
Germany Creek	At Mouth		500	---	---	600
Grays	Below Hwy-4 Bridge		700	---	---	1,500
Chehalis	Near Doty		500	---	---	3,500
Queets	Near Clearwater		800	---	---	2,000
Soleduck	Near Quillayute		---	---	---	---
Elwha	Above Lake Mills		700	---	---	1,200
Dungeness	Near Sequim		500	---	---	1,000
Big Quilcene	Near Mouth		300	---	---	750
Dosewallips	At Brinnon		250	---	---	600
No. Skokomish	Below Staircase		500	---	---	800
So. Skokomish	Near Union		650	---	---	1,600
Nisqually	At La Grande		800	---	---	1,000
Nisqually	At McKenna		900	---	---	3,000
So. Prairie Creek	At South Prairie		400	---	---	900
Carbon	Near Fairfax		350	---	---	700
Puyallup	At Alderton		---	---	---	---
White	Below Clearwater River		1,000	---	---	4,000
Green	Near Palmer		1,000	---	---	4,000
No. Snoqualmie	Near Snoqualmie Falls		300	---	---	1,200
Mi. Snoqualmie	Near Tanner		800	---	---	8,000
So. Snoqualmie	Near Garcia		300	---	---	1,100
Raging River	Near Fall City		500	---	---	1,000
Skykomish	Near Gold Bar		1,000	---	---	10,000
Sultan	Below Powerplant		300	---	---	3,000
Squire Creek	At Squire Creek Park		150	---	---	200
Deer Creek	Near Oso		700	---	---	900
So. Stillaguamish	Near Granite Falls		800	---	---	2,100
Canyon Creek	Near Masonic Park		500	---	---	900
Jim Creek	At Whites Road		---	---	---	---
Pilchuck Creek	At I-5 Bridge		700	---	---	2,600
Skagit	At Marblemount		1,500	---	---	7,000
Cascade	At Marblemount		700	---	---	1,000
Sauk	Above White Chuck River		2,000	---	---	8,000
Sauk	Near Sauk		2,000	---	---	10,000
No. Nooksack	Below Cascade Creek		600	---	---	3,500
Mi. Nooksack	Near Deming		---	---	---	---
So. Nooksack	At Saxon Bridge		700	---	---	2,500
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Idaho Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Snake	Near Irwin		1,500	---	---	20,000
Henrys Fork	Near Ashton		1,000	---	---	3,500
Falls River	Near Squirrel		500	---	---	1,200
Teton	Near Driggs		300	675	925	2,000
Teton	Near St. Anthony		500	1,000	1,400	2,000
Blackfoot	Near Shelley		350	---	---	900
Snake	At Milner River Only		10,000	11,500	15,000	15,000
Snake	At Milner Total Flow		900	---	---	20,000
Camas Creek	Near Blaine		500	---	---	2,000
Bruneau	Near Hot Springs		500	---	---	2,500
Owyhee	Near Rome		1,000	2,100	2,900	8,000
Boise	Near Twin Springs		500	---	---	2,000
So. Boise	Below Anderson Ranch Dam		600	---	---	2,000
Boise	At Glenwood Bridge		4,500	---	---	12,000
No. Payette	At McCall		500	---	---	1,000
No. Payette	At Cascade		700	1,200	1,600	3,000
No. Payette	At Otters Run		700	1,200	1,600	3,000
Mi. Payette	Near Crouch		600	---	---	1,500
Deadwood	Below Deadwood Dam		900	1,000	1,400	2,000
So. Payette	At Lowman		500	1,250	1,700	2,500
So. Payette	Near Garden Valley		500	---	---	3,000
So. Payette	Below Deer Creek		800	---	---	10,000
Payette	Near Horseshoe Bend		600	5,000	7,000	13,000
Snake	Below Hells Canyon Dam		8,000	8,500	11,500	60,000
Salmon	Near Clayton		500	---	---	5,000
Mi. Salmon	At Middle Fork Lodge		3.00ft	---	---	5.00ft
Johnson Creek	At Yellow Pine		300	500	700	1,500
So. Salmon	At Krassel		500	---	---	1,250
Little Salmon	At Riggins		500	1,000	1,400	3,000
Salmon	At White Bird		3,000	17,000	23,000	30,000
No. Clearwater	Near Canyon Ranger Stn		2,500	8,500	11,500	15,000
Lochsa	Near Lowell		300	---	---	19,000
Selway	Near Lowell		1,000	8,500	11,500	20,000
So. Clearwater	At Stites		600	1,250	1,700	3,000
Saint Joe	At Red Ives Ranger Stn		---	675	925	---
Saint Joe	At Calder		500	1,700	2,300	3,000
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Montana Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
No. Blackfoot	Near Ovando		500	1,050	1,450	2,000
Blackfoot	Near Bonner		1,500	3,000	4,000	5,500
Clark Fork	At St. Regis		2,000	6,250	8,500	10,000
Prospect Creek	At Thompson Falls		400	675	925	1,200
No. Flathead	Near Columbia Falls		3,000	4,200	5,750	7,000
Mi. Flathead	Near West Glacier		1,000	3,400	4,600	12,000
So. Flathead	Above Hungry Horse Res		2,000	3,400	4,600	6,000
Swan	Near Bigfork		1,000	1,700	2,300	3,000
Flathead	Near Polson		10,000	12,500	17,000	23,000
Kootenai	Below Libby Dam		6,000	11,000	15,000	20,000
Yaak	Above Kootenai Confluence		2,000	3,000	4,000	5,000
Madison	Below Hebgen Lake		1,000	1,700	2,300	3,000
Madison	Below Ennis Lake		1,000	2,100	2,900	4,000
Gallatin	Near Gallatin Gateway		800	3,000	4,000	5,000
Yellowstone	At Corwin Springs		1,000	6,000	8,000	15,000
Yellowstone	Near Livingston		3,000	7,250	9,750	20,000
Boulder	At Big Timber		1,000	2,500	3,400	5,000
Stillwater	Near Absarokee		1,000	1,700	2,300	3,500
West Rosebud Cr	Near Roscoe		350	470	625	750
Rock Creek	Near Red Lodge		500	650	850	1,000
CF Yellowstone	Near Belfry		800	1,700	2,300	4,000
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Wyoming Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
CF Yellowstone	Near Belfry		800	1,700	2,300	4,000
Yellowstone	Below Yellowstone Lake		1,100	1,550	2,050	2,500
Mi. Powder	Near Barnum		---	---	---	---
North Platte	Near Northgate		1,000	---	---	4,000
Encampment	Near Encampment		800	---	---	3,000
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Colorado Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Yampa	Near Maybell		800	---	---	5,000
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park		700	---	---	20,000
Colorado	Near Kremmling		700	---	---	2,000
Colorado	Near Dotsero		800	---	---	10,000
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line		2,000	---	---	10,000
Eagle	At Red Cliff		300	---	---	500
Eagle	Near Minturn		750	---	---	1,250
Eagle	Below Gypsum		750	---	---	2,000
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek		500	---	---	3,700
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville		300	---	---	1,000
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek		500	---	---	2,000
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel		500	---	---	3,000
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs		400	---	---	2,500
Animas	At Durango		1,000	---	---	4,000
North Platte	Near Northgate		1,000	---	---	4,000
South Platte	Near Lake George		---	---	---	---
No. South Platte	At Grant		---	---	---	---
Clear Creek	At Golden		500	---	---	1,000
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell		---	---	---	---
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir		---	---	---	---
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth		650	---	---	2,300
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res		---	---	---	---
Arkansas	Below Granite		700	---	---	4,500
Arkansas	Near Nathrop		600	---	---	4,500
Arkansas	At Parkdale		400	---	---	3,500
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos		500	---	---	5,000
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Utah Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line		2,000	---	---	10,000
Green	Near Jensen		800	---	---	6,000
Colorado	Near Cisco		2,000	---	---	20,000
Fremont	Near Caineville		---	---	---	---
San Juan	At Mexican Hat		800	---	---	12,000
No. Virgin	Near Springdale		150	---	---	400
Ogden	Below Pineview Res		---	---	---	---
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Arizona Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry		5,000	17,000	23,000	40,000
Lower Colorado	Release Hoover Dam		---	---	---	---
Salt	At Salt River Canyon		800	---	---	3,000
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake		800	---	---	3,000
Verde	Near Camp Verde		300	---	---	2,000
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir		300	---	---	2,000
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New Mexico Rivers			Min	Min Opt	Max Opt	Max
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br		400	---	---	5,000
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam		800	---	---	2,500
Gila	Near Gila		100	---	---	300
Gila	Near Redrock		100	---	---	600

Min and Max fields - together, these specify the range of "good" flows.  For our purposes, this is the range of flows for which two thirds of those who paddle this run would voluntarily return to run it again.  This therefore depends on paddlers' preferences in general, and is different than "runnable", which depends on an individual paddler's experience and skill.  If the reported flow (or gauge height, as applicable) lies within this range, it's color-coded green on the reports.  If the reported value lies below Min, it's color-coded yellow.  If the reported value lies above Max, it's color-coded red.  If the range isn't specified (i.e. not known) then the reported value is color-coded silver.

Min Opt and Max Opt fields - together, these specify the range of "optimum" flows.  For our purposes, this is the range of flows for which two thirds of those who paddle this run say it's the best flow range to run it at.  If the reported flow (or gauge height, as applicable) lies within this range, it's marked on the reports with a .

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).

Note: The supplied Min, Min Opt, Max Opt and Max values were taken from a wide variety of sources, and are hugely subjective - particularly with respect to craft type.  When given a choice, I've usually chosen values appropriate for hardshell kayakers, but many of the above are for rafters (who usually like higher flows), while others are for inflatable kayakers (who usually like lower flows).  A single gauge site often serves more than one run, in which case each specified value is a composite that might not apply very well to any individual run.  So you see, color-coded flows do not tell you whether to go run a particular river or not - they merely act as a first-pass filter to help you eliminate less-likely options.  That said: if you have insights or suggestions for improvement, particularly if you can supply missing values, please email chris@dreamflows.com.

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