Dreamflows Trinity - Lewiston Dam Release Schedule - 2026
 
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Releases From Lewiston Dam - Historical - 2026

In the table that follows, 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: 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 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        1Ramping down
to 1,500 cfs
2Ramping down
to 1,300 cfs
3Ramping down
to 1,000 cfs
4Change to
 900 cfs at noon
5Change to
 800 cfs at 4am
6Ramping down
to 600 cfs
7Ramping up
to 1,500 cfs
81,500 cfs
 all day
91,500 cfs
 all day
101,500 cfs
 all day
111,500 cfs
 all day
12Ramping up
to 3,000 cfs
133,000 cfs
 all day
143,000 cfs
 all day
153,000 cfs
 all day
163,000 cfs
 all day
173,000 cfs
 all day
183,000 cfs
 all day
193,000 cfs
 all day
203,000 cfs
 all day
213,000 cfs
 all day
223,000 cfs
 all day
23Ramping down
to 2,000 cfs
24Ramping down
to 1,400 cfs
25Ramping down
to 800 cfs
26800 cfs
 all day
27800 cfs
 all day
28800 cfs
 all day
29Ramping down
to 500 cfs
30Ramping down
to 300 cfs
31300 cfs
 all day

Water Management Issues:

1.  The Hoopa Valley Tribe's Boat Dance Ceremony will be held this year (they are held only in odd-numbered years, typically late August).

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