Dreamflows American - Lake Natoma Release Schedule

Dreamflows American - Lake Natoma Release Schedule - 2026

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Releases on the American River from Lake Natoma - 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 3000 cfs below Lake Natoma.
	Scheduled release: Less than 6000 cfs below Lake Natoma.
	Scheduled release: 6000 cfs or more below Lake Natoma.
	Ramping up/down from Lake Natoma.

Note: Scheduled release information provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

January 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1Change to 5,000 cfs at 8am	25,000 cfs all day	3Ramping up to 8,000 cfs
4Ramping up to 11,000 cfs	511,000 cfs all day	611,000 cfs all day	711,000 cfs all day	811,000 cfs all day	9Ramping down to 9,500 cfs	10Ramping down to 8,300 cfs
11Ramping down to 7,300 cfs	12Ramping down to 6,400 cfs	13Ramping down to 5,650 cfs	14Ramping down to 5,000 cfs	15Ramping down to 4,500 cfs	16Ramping down to 4,000 cfs	174,000 cfs all day
18Ramping down to 3,500 cfs	193,500 cfs all day	203,500 cfs all day	213,500 cfs all day	223,500 cfs all day	233,500 cfs all day	243,500 cfs all day
253,500 cfs all day	263,500 cfs all day	273,500 cfs all day	28Ramping down to 3,000 cfs	29Ramping down to 2,500 cfs	302,500 cfs all day	31Ramping up to 5,000 cfs

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