Good afternoon,

 

Below are planned releases from HHWP facilities through May 13. An additional update will be provided next week.

 

An Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program (UTREP) release is planned for this Friday. See details below.

 

For permitting and access information contact the Groveland Ranger District.

 

We strive to keep the user community updated on projected flows on the Tuolumne River.

Intraday powerhouse cycling is expected to continue, following similar patterns. A strong warming trend will result in steadily increasing natural runoff over the next 10 days. Spill from Lake Eleanor and inflows below HHWP reservoirs are expected to steadily increase during this period.

 

Stated flow rates are best estimates and are subject to change as conditions and operational constraints evolve.

 

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

• Flows immediately below Hetch Hetchy are approximately 475 cfs
• Wednesday, May 6: increasing to 1,000 cfs
• Thursday, May 7: increasing to 2,000 cfs
• Friday, May 8:
• 00:00 – 06:00 : 2,000 cfs
• 06:00 – 11:00 : 3,500 cfs
• 11:00 – 18:00 : 6,500 cfs
• 18:00 – 24:00 : 3,500 cfs
• Saturday, May 9: decreasing from 3,500 cfs to 2,500 cfs
• Sunday, May 10 – Wednesday May 13: 2,500 cfs – 1,000 cfs

 

• Kirkwood Powerhouse

• 00:00 – 09:00: spill 600 cfs
• 09:00 – 17:00: spill 0 cfs
• 17:00 – 00:00: spill 600 cfs

 

Cherry Reservoir

• Total flows immediately below Cherry are approximately 50 cfs
• Tuesday, May 5 – Wednesday, May 13: Valve releases increasing to 100 – 400 cfs  

• Holm Powerhouse
• 45 – 900+ cfs

 

Lake Eleanor

• Valve releases below Eleanor are at approximately 300 cfs
• Spill is approximately 150 cfs
• Spill will fluctuate with natural inflows

 

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Meral’s Pool (best estimates, actual flows may differ)

 

Monday, May 4 – Wednesday, May 6:

• 1,500 – 3,500 cfs
• 00:00 – 11:00: 3,500 cfs
• 11:00 – 19:00: 1,500 cfs
• 19:00 – 00:00: 3,500 cfs

 

Thursday, May 7:

• 2,500 – 4,500 cfs
• 00:00 – 11:00: 3,500 cfs
• 11:00 – 19:00: 2,500 cfs
• 19:00 – 00:00: 4,500 cfs

 

Friday, May 8:

• 4,500 – 9,500 cfs
• 00:00 – 11:00: 4,500 cfs
• 11:00 – 17:00: 5,000 cfs increasing to 7,500 cfs
• 17:00 – 21:00: 7,500 cfs increasing to 9,500 cfs
• 21:00 – 00:00: 9,500 cfs decreasing to 6,000 cfs

 

Saturday, May 9:

• 4,000 – 6,000 cfs
• 00:00 – 11:00: 6,000 cfs
• 11:00 – 19:00: 4,000 cfs
• 19:00 – 00:00: 5,500 cfs

 

Sunday, May 10 – Wednesday, May 13:

• 3,000 – 5,000 cfs
• 00:00 – 11:00: 5,000 cfs
• 11:00 – 19:00: 3,000 cfs
• 19:00 – 00:00: 5,000 cfs