Dreamflows Kern - Lake Isabella Release Schedule

Dreamflows Kern - Lake Isabella Release Schedule - 2026

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Releases on the Kern River from Lake Isabella - Historical - 2026

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

Color	Meaning
	Scheduled release: Less than 1000 cfs below Lake Isabella.
	Ramping up/down from Lake Isabella.

Note: Scheduled release information provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.

January 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1675 cfs all day	2675 cfs all day	3Change to 820 cfs at 1pm
4820 cfs all day	5820 cfs all day	6Change to 860 cfs at 1pm	7860 cfs all day	8860 cfs all day	9860 cfs all day	10860 cfs all day
11860 cfs all day	12860 cfs all day	13860 cfs all day	14860 cfs all day	15860 cfs all day	16860 cfs all day	17860 cfs all day
18Change to 825 cfs at 3pm	19825 cfs all day	20825 cfs all day	21Change to 725 cfs at 1pm	22725 cfs all day	23725 cfs all day	24Change to 708 cfs at 4pm
25708 cfs all day	26Change to 725 cfs at 2pm	27Change to 625 cfs at 11am	28Change to 595 cfs at 2pm	29Change to 560 cfs at 2pm	30Change to 535 cfs at 2pm	31Ramping up to 675 cfs then down to 375 cfs

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.