Dreamflows Trinity - Lewiston Dam Release Schedule - 2012
 
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Releases From Lewiston Dam - Historical - 2012

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

ColorMeaning
 Scheduled release: 300 cfs below Lewiston Dam all day.
 Scheduled release: 450 cfs below Lewiston Dam all day.
 Scheduled release: 500 cfs or more below Lewiston Dam all day.
 Ramping up/down from Lewiston during the day.
Note: All information provided by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

 

January 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
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 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
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
     

 

March 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
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

 

April 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
15300 cfs
all day
16300 cfs
all day
17300 cfs
all day
18300 cfs
all day
19300 cfs
all day
20300 cfs
all day
21Ramp up
to 500 cfs
22500 cfs
all day
23500 cfs
all day
24500 cfs
all day
25500 cfs
all day
26500 cfs
all day
27500 cfs
all day
28Ramp up
to 2000 cfs
29Ramp up
to 2500 cfs
302500 cfs
all day
         

 

May 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    12500 cfs
all day
22500 cfs
all day
32500 cfs
all day
42500 cfs
all day
5Ramp up
to 4000 cfs
6Ramp up
to 6000 cfs
76000 cfs
all day
86000 cfs
all day
96000 cfs
all day
10Ramp down
to 5000 cfs
11Ramp down
to 4500 cfs
124500 cfs
all day
134500 cfs
all day
144500 cfs
all day
154500 cfs
all day
16Ramp down
to 4380 cfs
17Ramp down
to 4270 cfs
18Ramp down
to 4160 cfs
19Ramp down
to 4050 cfs
20Ramp down
to 3940 cfs
21Ramp down
to 3830 cfs
22Ramp down
to 3720 cfs
23Ramp down
to 3630 cfs
24Ramp down
to 3550 cfs
25Ramp down
to 3500 cfs
263500 cfs
all day
273500 cfs
all day
283500 cfs
all day
29Ramp down
to 3420 cfs
30Ramp down
to 3320 cfs
31Ramp down
to 3220 cfs
   

 

June 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
          1Ramp down
to 3130 cfs
2Ramp down
to 3040 cfs
3Ramp down
to 2950 cfs
4Ramp down
to 2860 cfs
5Ramp down
to 2770 cfs
6Ramp down
to 2680 cfs
7Ramp down
to 2600 cfs
8Ramp down
to 2550 cfs
9Ramp down
to 2500 cfs
102500 cfs
all day
112500 cfs
all day
122500 cfs
all day
132500 cfs
all day
14Ramp down
to 2440 cfs
15Ramp down
to 2360 cfs
16Ramp down
to 2280 cfs
17Ramp down
to 2200 cfs
18Ramp down
to 2130 cfs
19Ramp down
to 2060 cfs
20Ramp down
to 2000 cfs
212000 cfs
all day
222000 cfs
all day
232000 cfs
all day
242000 cfs
all day
252000 cfs
all day
262000 cfs
all day
27Ramp down
to 1940 cfs
28Ramp down
to 1880 cfs
29Ramp down
to 1820 cfs
30Ramp down
to 1770 cfs

 

July 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1Ramp down
to 1710 cfs
2Ramp down
to 1660 cfs
3Ramp down
to 1610 cfs
4Ramp down
to 1560 cfs
5Ramp down
to 1500 cfs
6Ramp down
to 1460 cfs
7Ramp down
to 1410 cfs
8Ramp down
to 1360 cfs
9Ramp down
to 1310 cfs
10Ramp down
to 1250 cfs
11Ramp down
to 1200 cfs
12Ramp down
to 1150 cfs
13Ramp down
to 1100 cfs
14Ramp down
to 1050 cfs
15Ramp down
to 1000 cfs
16Ramp down
to 950 cfs
17Ramp down
to 900 cfs
18Ramp down
to 850 cfs
19Ramp down
to 800 cfs
20Ramp down
to 750 cfs
21Ramp down
to 700 cfs
22Ramp down
to 650 cfs
23Ramp down
to 600 cfs
24Ramp down
to 550 cfs
25Ramp down
to 500 cfs
26Ramp down
to 450 cfs
27450 cfs
all day
28450 cfs
all day
29450 cfs
all day
30450 cfs
all day
31450 cfs
all day
       

 

August 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1450 cfs
all day
2450 cfs
all day
3450 cfs
all day
4450 cfs
all day
5450 cfs
all day
6450 cfs
all day
7450 cfs
all day
8450 cfs
all day
9450 cfs
all day
10450 cfs
all day
11450 cfs
all day
12450 cfs
all day
13Ramp up
to 950 cfs
14950 cfs
all day
15Change to
1050 cfs at 10am
161050 cfs
all day
17Change to
1000 cfs at 9am
181000 cfs
all day
191000 cfs
all day
201000 cfs
all day
211000 cfs
all day
221000 cfs
all day
231000 cfs
all day
241000 cfs
all day
251000 cfs
all day
261000 cfs
all day
27Change to
1050 cfs at 9am
281050 cfs
all day
291050 cfs
all day
301050 cfs
all day
31Ramp up
to 1450 cfs
 

 

September 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
            1Ramp down
to 1050 cfs
21050 cfs
all day
31050 cfs
all day
4Change to
950 cfs at noon
5Change to
850 cfs at noon
6Change to
800 cfs at 10am
7Change to
850 cfs at 3pm
8850 cfs
all day
9850 cfs
all day
10Change to
900 cfs at 10am
11900 cfs
all day
12900 cfs
all day
13900 cfs
all day
14Change to
950 cfs at 10am
15950 cfs
all day
16950 cfs
all day
17950 cfs
all day
18Ramp down
to 550 cfs
19Change to
450 cfs at 1am
20450 cfs
all day
21450 cfs
all day
22450 cfs
all day
23450 cfs
all day
24450 cfs
all day
25450 cfs
all day
26450 cfs
all day
27450 cfs
all day
28450 cfs
all day
29450 cfs
all day
30450 cfs
all day
           

 

October 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  1450 cfs
all day
2450 cfs
all day
3450 cfs
all day
4450 cfs
all day
5450 cfs
all day
6450 cfs
all day
7450 cfs
all day
8450 cfs
all day
9450 cfs
all day
10450 cfs
all day
11450 cfs
all day
12450 cfs
all day
13450 cfs
all day
14450 cfs
all day
15450 cfs
all day
16Change to
400 cfs at 1am
17Change to
350 cfs at 1am
18Change to
300 cfs at 1am
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
     

 

November 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
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
 

 

December 2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
            1300 cfs
all day
2300 cfs
all day
3300 cfs
all day
4300 cfs
all day
5300 cfs
all day
6300 cfs
all day
7300 cfs
all day
8300 cfs
all day
9300 cfs
all day
10300 cfs
all day
11300 cfs
all day
12300 cfs
all day
13300 cfs
all day
14300 cfs
all day
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
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
         

Water Management Issues:

1.  The Native American Boat Dance was not held this year (they are held only in odd-numbered years).

2.  Times reflect releases from Lewiston Dam, and it is assumed that it takes approximately 12 hours for the water to get to Pigeon Point and 20 hours to get to Cedar Flat.  This is a good rule of thumb, though the actual flow travel time is flow dependent (the higher the flow, the less time it takes).  Here are some approximate observed numbers:

Lewiston Release Time to Pigeon Point Time to Cedar Flat
500 cfs13 hours24 hours
1000 cfs12 hours20 hours
1500 cfs10 hours14 hours
3000 cfs9 hours13 hours