Dreamflows Kern - Lake Isabella Release Schedule - 2025
 
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Releases on the Kern River from Lake Isabella - Historical - 2025

In the tables that follow, each date is color-coded according to the kind of release scheduled for that day:

ColorMeaning
 Scheduled release: Less than 600 cfs below Lake Isabella.
 Scheduled release: Less than 1000 cfs below Lake Isabella.
 Scheduled release: Less than 2000 cfs below Lake Isabella.
 Ramping up/down from Lake Isabella.
Note: Scheduled release information provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.

 

January 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1385 cfs
 all day
2385 cfs
 all day
3385 cfs
 all day
4385 cfs
 all day
5385 cfs
 all day
6385 cfs
 all day
7385 cfs
 all day
8Change to
 412 cfs at 3pm
9412 cfs
 all day
10Change to
 413 cfs at noon
11413 cfs
 all day
12413 cfs
 all day
13413 cfs
 all day
14Change to
 385 cfs at 2pm
15385 cfs
 all day
16Change to
 300 cfs at 3pm
17300 cfs
 all day
18300 cfs
 all day
19300 cfs
 all day
20300 cfs
 all day
21300 cfs
 all day
22300 cfs
 all day
23300 cfs
 all day
24300 cfs
 all day
25300 cfs
 all day
26300 cfs
 all day
27300 cfs
 all day
28300 cfs
 all day
29300 cfs
 all day
30300 cfs
 all day
31300 cfs
 all day
 

 

February 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
            1300 cfs
 all day
2300 cfs
 all day
3300 cfs
 all day
4300 cfs
 all day
5300 cfs
 all day
6303 cfs
 all day
7303 cfs
 all day
8303 cfs
 all day
9303 cfs
 all day
10303 cfs
 all day
11303 cfs
 all day
12303 cfs
 all day
13303 cfs
 all day
14303 cfs
 all day
15303 cfs
 all day
16303 cfs
 all day
17303 cfs
 all day
18303 cfs
 all day
19303 cfs
 all day
20303 cfs
 all day
21303 cfs
 all day
22303 cfs
 all day
23303 cfs
 all day
24303 cfs
 all day
25303 cfs
 all day
26303 cfs
 all day
27303 cfs
 all day
28303 cfs
 all day
 

 

March 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
            1303 cfs
 all day
2303 cfs
 all day
3303 cfs
 all day
4303 cfs
 all day
5303 cfs
 all day
6303 cfs
 all day
7303 cfs
 all day
8303 cfs
 all day
9303 cfs
 all day
10303 cfs
 all day
11303 cfs
 all day
12303 cfs
 all day
13303 cfs
 all day
14303 cfs
 all day
15Change to
 412 cfs at noon
16412 cfs
 all day
17412 cfs
 all day
18412 cfs
 all day
19412 cfs
 all day
20412 cfs
 all day
21412 cfs
 all day
22412 cfs
 all day
23412 cfs
 all day
24412 cfs
 all day
25412 cfs
 all day
26412 cfs
 all day
27412 cfs
 all day
28412 cfs
 all day
29412 cfs
 all day
30412 cfs
 all day
31412 cfs
 all day
         

 

April 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    1412 cfs
 all day
2412 cfs
 all day
3412 cfs
 all day
4412 cfs
 all day
5412 cfs
 all day
6412 cfs
 all day
7412 cfs
 all day
8412 cfs
 all day
9412 cfs
 all day
10412 cfs
 all day
11412 cfs
 all day
12412 cfs
 all day
13412 cfs
 all day
14412 cfs
 all day
15412 cfs
 all day
16Ramping up
to 525 cfs
17Change to
 515 cfs at 2pm
18Change to
 480 cfs at 2pm
19480 cfs
 all day
20Ramping up
to 685 cfs
21685 cfs
 all day
22Change to
 720 cfs at 1pm
23Change to
 675 cfs at 3pm
24Change to
 685 cfs at 2pm
25Change to
 600 cfs at 2pm
26Change to
 665 cfs at 9pm
27Change to
 700 cfs at 4pm
28Change to
 770 cfs at 2pm
29Change to
 805 cfs at 2pm
30Ramping up
to 885 cfs then
down to 785 cfs
     

 

May 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1Change to
 665 cfs at 3pm
2Change to
 635 cfs at 2pm
3Change to
 765 cfs at 9pm
4Change to
 795 cfs at 2pm
5Change to
 940 cfs at 1pm
6Change to
 1,045 cfs at 4pm
7Change to
 1,030 cfs at 2pm
8Ramping up
to 1,050 cfs then
down to 965 cfs
9Change to
 910 cfs at 5pm
10910 cfs
 all day
11Change to
 1,075 cfs at 7am
12Change to
 1,100 cfs at 5pm
131,100 cfs
 all day
14Change to
 1,090 cfs at 3pm
15Change to
 1,050 cfs at 4pm
16Change to
 839 cfs at 3pm
17Change to
 810 cfs at 4pm
18Ramping up
to 1,070 cfs
19Change to
 1,100 cfs at 5pm
20Change to
 1,161 cfs at 2pm
21Change to
 1,100 cfs at 4pm
22Change to
 1,130 cfs at 3pm
23Change to
 1,070 cfs at 4pm
24Change to
 910 cfs at 7am
25Ramping up
to 1,060 cfs
26Change to
 1,105 cfs at 3pm
271,105 cfs
 all day
28Change to
 1,145 cfs at 2pm
29Change to
 1,254 cfs at 4pm
30Change to
 1,210 cfs at 4pm
31Ramping down
to 1,040 cfs then
up to 1,100 cfs

 

June 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1Ramping up
to 1,475 cfs
2Change to
 1,495 cfs at 3pm
3Ramping down
to 1,455 cfs then
up to 1,500 cfs
4Ramping down
to 1,370 cfs
5Ramping up
to 1,470 cfs then
down to 1,440 cfs
6Change to
 1,480 cfs at 9am
7Ramping down
to 1,250 cfs
8Ramping up
to 1,495 cfs
9Change to
 1,485 cfs at 3pm
10Change to
 1,500 cfs at 3pm
11Change to
 1,470 cfs at 9am
12Change to
 1,537 cfs at 4pm
13Change to
 1,410 cfs at 4pm
14Ramping down
to 1,185 cfs
15Change to
 1,360 cfs at 8am
161,490 cfs
 all day
171,490 cfs
 all day
181,490 cfs
 all day
191,490 cfs
 all day
201,490 cfs
 all day
21Ramping down
to 1,320 cfs
22Ramping up
to 1,580 cfs
23Ramping up
to 1,620 cfs then
down to 1,560 cfs
24Ramping down
to 1,450 cfs then
up to 1,575 cfs
251,575 cfs
 all day
26Change to
 1,625 cfs at 10am
27Change to
 1,455 cfs at 8pm
28Change to
 1,390 cfs at 5pm
29Change to
 1,530 cfs at 4pm
30Ramping up
to 1,650 cfs
         

 

July 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    11,650 cfs
 all day
2Change to
 1,665 cfs at 4pm
3Ramping down
to 1,620 cfs
4Change to
 1,600 cfs at 2pm
5Change to
 1,523 cfs at 9pm
6Change to
 1,580 cfs at 8pm
7Change to
 1,605 cfs at 2pm
8Change to
 1,565 cfs at 6pm
91,565 cfs
 all day
10Change to
 1,550 cfs at 5pm
11Change to
 1,550 cfs at 5pm
12Change to
 1,540 cfs at 5pm
13Change to
 1,630 cfs at 3pm
141,630 cfs
 all day
151,630 cfs
 all day
16Ramping down
to 1,485 cfs
17Change to
 1,505 cfs at 2pm
18Ramping up
to 1,565 cfs then
down to 1,485 cfs
19Change to
 1,440 cfs at 5pm
20Ramping down
to 1,390 cfs then
up to 1,455 cfs
211,455 cfs
 all day
221,455 cfs
 all day
23Change to
 1,495 cfs at 4pm
24Ramping up
to 1,525 cfs then
down to 1,510 cfs
25Ramping down
to 1,344 cfs
26Change to
 1,317 cfs at 4pm
27Change to
 1,480 cfs at 6pm
28Change to
 1,425 cfs at 7pm
29Change to
 1,350 cfs at 6pm
30Change to
 1,375 cfs at 9am
31Ramping up
to 1,385 cfs then
down to 1,230 cfs
   

 

August 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
          1Change to
 1,200 cfs at 4pm
2Change to
 1,095 cfs at 7pm
3Change to
 1,225 cfs at 7pm
41,225 cfs
 all day
51,225 cfs
 all day
6Change to
 1,190 cfs at 8pm
7Change to
 1,180 cfs at 2pm
8Change to
 1,050 cfs at 7pm
9Change to
 995 cfs at 7pm
10Ramping up
to 1,125 cfs
11Change to
 1,085 cfs at 5pm
12Ramping down
to 1,070 cfs then
up to 1,105 cfs
13Change to
 1,035 cfs at 5pm
141,035 cfs
 all day
15Change to
 1,005 cfs at 4pm
161,005 cfs
 all day
17Ramping down
to 965 cfs
18Ramping up
to 1,055 cfs
19Ramping down
to 970 cfs
20Change to
 1,000 cfs at 8am
21Change to
 1,000 cfs at 6pm
22Change to
 950 cfs at 3pm
23950 cfs
 all day
24Change to
 900 cfs at 5pm
25Ramping down
to 770 cfs
26Ramping down
to 600 cfs
27Change to
 623 cfs at 3pm
28Ramping up
to 655 cfs then
down to 605 cfs
29Ramping down
to 545 cfs
30Change to
 505 cfs at 9am
31Ramping down
to 485 cfs then
up to 505 cfs
           

 

September 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  1Change to
 430 cfs at 2pm
2Ramping up
to 525 cfs
3Ramping up
to 590 cfs then
down to 560 cfs
4Ramping up
to 590 cfs then
down to 550 cfs
5Change to
 570 cfs at noon
6Change to
 585 cfs at 8am
7Change to
 605 cfs at 1pm
8Ramping down
to 535 cfs
9535 cfs
 all day
10Change to
 545 cfs at 2pm
11Ramping down
to 510 cfs then
up to 565 cfs
12Change to
 540 cfs at 2pm
13Change to
 520 cfs at 2pm
14Change to
 540 cfs at 2pm
15Change to
 510 cfs at 9am
16510 cfs
 all day
17Change to
 490 cfs at 3pm
18Ramping up
to 510 cfs
19Ramping down
to 445 cfs
20Ramping down
to 400 cfs then
up to 452 cfs
21Change to
 480 cfs at 7pm
22Ramping down
to 410 cfs then
up to 450 cfs
23Ramping down
to 400 cfs then
up to 415 cfs
24Change to
 475 cfs at 3pm
25Ramping up
to 525 cfs
26Ramping up
to 565 cfs then
down to 535 cfs
27Change to
 510 cfs at 1pm
28Change to
 530 cfs at 2pm
29530 cfs
 all day
30Ramping up
to 615 cfs then
down to 555 cfs
       

 

October 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1Change to
 645 cfs at 8am
2Ramping up
to 670 cfs then
down to 550 cfs
3Ramping down
to 460 cfs
4460 cfs
 all day
5460 cfs
 all day
6Change to
 490 cfs at 8am
7Change to
 510 cfs at 1pm
8Change to
 635 cfs at 8am
9Change to
 695 cfs at 8am
10695 cfs
 all day
11695 cfs
 all day
12Change to
 650 cfs at 8am
13Ramping down
to 630 cfs then
up to 640 cfs
14Change to
 590 cfs at 8am
15Change to
 730 cfs at noon
16Ramping down
to 670 cfs
17670 cfs
 all day
18Ramping down
to 650 cfs then
up to 715 cfs
19Change to
 790 cfs at 1pm
20Ramping up
to 1,120 cfs
21Change to
 1,195 cfs at 3pm
22Change to
 1,355 cfs at 4pm
231,355 cfs
 all day
24Change to
 1,375 cfs at 2pm
25Change to
 1,335 cfs at 2pm
26Change to
 1,385 cfs at 3pm
271,385 cfs
 all day
28Change to
 1,315 cfs at 3pm
291,315 cfs
 all day
30Change to
 950 cfs at 4pm
31Change to
 890 cfs at 3pm
 

 

November 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
            1890 cfs
 all day
2Change to
 850 cfs at 3pm
3Change to
 880 cfs at 3pm
4880 cfs
 all day
5Change to
 860 cfs at 1pm
6Change to
 780 cfs at 2pm
7Change to
 670 cfs at 1pm
8670 cfs
 all day
9670 cfs
 all day
10670 cfs
 all day
11Ramping down
to 330 cfs
12Change to
 340 cfs at 9am
13Change to
 270 cfs at noon
14Change to
 295 cfs at noon
15295 cfs
 all day
16Change to
 412 cfs at 9am
17412 cfs
 all day
18412 cfs
 all day
19412 cfs
 all day
20412 cfs
 all day
21412 cfs
 all day
22412 cfs
 all day
23412 cfs
 all day
24412 cfs
 all day
25412 cfs
 all day
26412 cfs
 all day
27412 cfs
 all day
28412 cfs
 all day
29412 cfs
 all day
30412 cfs
 all day
           

 

December 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  1412 cfs
 all day
2412 cfs
 all day
3412 cfs
 all day
4412 cfs
 all day
5412 cfs
 all day
6412 cfs
 all day
7412 cfs
 all day
8412 cfs
 all day
9412 cfs
 all day
10412 cfs
 all day
11412 cfs
 all day
12Change to
 405 cfs at 9am
13405 cfs
 all day
14Change to
 300 cfs at 8am
15300 cfs
 all day
16300 cfs
 all day
17300 cfs
 all day
18300 cfs
 all day
19300 cfs
 all day
20300 cfs
 all day
21300 cfs
 all day
22300 cfs
 all day
23Ramping up
to 350 cfs then
down to 300 cfs
24300 cfs
 all day
25300 cfs
 all day
26300 cfs
 all day
27300 cfs
 all day
28300 cfs
 all day
29Change to
 450 cfs at 11am
30450 cfs
 all day
31Change to
 675 cfs at 11am
     

Water Management Issues:

1.  Times reflect releases at Isabella Dam.  It takes approximately one hour for the water to travel from Lake Isabella to Miracle Hot Springs.

2.  Releases shown were expected releases.  Actual releases may have been different.