Dreamflows Fantasy (future) Flows Report

Oregon Rivers			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON

Oregon Rivers		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Chetco	Near Brookings (fant)	10am	52	51	59	140		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Applegate	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	37	31	31	81	2011	Confidence unknown
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	Low	Low	Low	Low	2008
Illinois	Near Kerby (fant)	10am	37	35	34	120	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue	Near Agness	n/a					2018	Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek	n/a					2007	No estimate for this time of year
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek (fant)	10am	26	28	29	32		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua	At Tiller (fant)	11am	30	31	32	33	2015	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Lostine	Near Lostine (fant)	noon	34	34	33	34		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Imnaha	At Imnaha (fant)	noon	155	150	145	140		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California North Coast			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
California North Coast		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Smith	At Gasquet	n/a					2021	No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet	n/a					2021	No estimate for this time of year
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge	n/a					2021	No estimate for this time of year
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi	n/a					2019	No estimate for this time of year
Smith	At Jedediah Smith (fant)	noon	215	215	215	440	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Keno (fant)	noon	675	800	800	825		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam (pred)	noon	125					Schedule + Expect 127 cfs until Fri Sep 22, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule (pred)	1pm	1,600	1,600	1,600	1,600		Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Expect 900 cfs until Fri Sep 22, then 400 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley (fant)	10am	1,100	1,100	1,250	1,350	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott	Near Fort Jones (fant)	noon	37	36	34	81	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)	noon	64	63	64	170		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Orleans (fant)	noon	1,500	1,500	1,550	1,900	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Klamath Glen (fant)	noon	2,500	2,500	2,500	2,700		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon	n/a					2017	No estimate for this time of year
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon	n/a					2014	No estimate for this time of year
Salmon	At Somes Bar (fant)	noon	190	190	185	370	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam	n/a					2018	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Trinity	At Cedar Flat (fant)	11am	575				2017	Confidence unknown
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom	n/a						No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity	At Forest Glen	n/a					2022	No estimate for this time of year
So. Trinity	Below Hyampom (fant)	noon	125	120	120	130	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	At Hoopa (fant)	noon	750	725	725	750	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299 (fant)	noon	2	2	1	42	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Orick (fant)	noon	14	14	13	22	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake (fant)	noon	2	2	2	25		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	At Arcata (fant)	noon	39	39	38	43	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville (fant)	noon	9	8	8	32	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios (fant)	noon	43	43	43	44	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Leggett (fant)	noon	11	10	10	51	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Miranda (fant)	noon	8	8	7	24		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Fort Seward (fant)	noon	57	56	53	55	May 12	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Scotia (fant)	noon	110	105	105	110	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mattole	Near Ettersburg (fant)	noon	5	5	5	21	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Noyo River	Below South Fork (fant)	noon	4	4	4	4		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rancheria Creek	At Mountain View Rd	n/a					2019	No estimate for this time of year
Navarro	Near Navarro (fant)	noon	4	4	4	4	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Garcia	At Eureka Hill Road (fant)	noon	1.92ft	2.50ft	2.50ft	2.70ft
So. Gualala	Near Sea Ranch (fant)	noon	3	2	2	2		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Central/South Coast			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
California Central/South Coast		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Russian	At Hopland (fant)	noon	175	175	175	180	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Cloverdale (fant)	noon	155	160	160	160	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Healdsburg (fant)	noon	135	140	140	140	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Napa	Near Napa (fant)	noon	0	0	0	0	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Alameda Creek	Near Niles (fant)	noon	23	23	22	22	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose (fant)	noon	3	3	3	3	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Guadalupe	At San Jose (fant)	noon	55	55	55	55		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Francisquito Cr	At Stanford University (fant)	noon	1	1	1	1		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Lorenzo	At Felton (fant)	noon	28	28	28	28	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio (fant)	noon	11	11	11	11		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Big Sur	Near Big Sur (fant)	noon	22	22	22	22		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad (fant)	noon	21	21	21	21		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Antonio	Near Lockwood (fant)	noon	0	0	0	0		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)	noon	2	2	2	2		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon (fant)	noon	2	2	2	2		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore (fant)	noon	28	27	27	26		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula (fant)	noon	10	12	8	8		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sacramento Valley			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
California Sacramento Valley		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Sacramento	At Delta (fant)	noon	215	215	215	250	2018	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	Above McCloud Res (fant)	noon	725	725	725	725	Jun 4	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	At Shasta Lake (fant)	noon	310	310	300	320	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	At Canby (fant)	noon	8	8	8	13		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	Above Pit 1 Powerhouse	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Pit	At Big Bend	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Sacramento	Below Keswick Dam (pred)	noon	7,000	6,750	6,500		2019	Schedule + Expect 6900 cfs until Fri Sep 22, then 6800 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)	noon	150	150			2023	Schedule + Expect 150 cfs until Sat Sep 23, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)	noon	225	225	225	225	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cottonwood	Above Middle Fork	n/a					2010	No estimate for this time of year
Mi. Cottonwood	Above North Fork	n/a					2009	No estimate for this time of year
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road	n/a					2009	No estimate for this time of year
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge (fant)	noon	7,500	7,250	7,250	7,250	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road (fant)	noon	3	3	3	4	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon (fant)	noon	100	100	100	100	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek	Near Vina (fant)	noon	98	98	98	96	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Vina-Woodson Bridge (fant)	noon	7,750	6,750	6,750	6,500		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res (fant)	noon	17	17	17	17		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Rel Indian Valley Dam (pred)	noon	11	11			2020	Schedule + Expect 11 cfs until Sat Sep 23, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek (fant)	noon	1	1	1	1	2008	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (fant)	10am	430	430	430	430	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29 (fant)	noon	0	0	0	0		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Northern			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
California West Sierra - Northern		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls (fant)	noon	88	88	88	88	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie (fant)	noon	39	38	37	37	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia (fant)	noon	130	130	125	125		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Feather	Below Rock Creek Dam	n/a					Jul 12	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Grizzly Creek	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Poe Dam	n/a					2021	Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge (fant)	noon	60	60	60	68	2013	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	Near Portola (fant)	noon	27	27	27	27		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar (fant)	noon	225	220	220	215	2022	Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather	Below Little Grass Valley	n/a					Sep 22	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar (fant)	noon	185	180	175	210	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam (fant)	noon	32	32	32	31	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake (sched)	noon	135	135	135	135	Aug 15	Schedule + Expect 135 cfs until Tue Sep 26, then 15 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge (fant)	noon	35	35	35	35	Jun 5	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Yuba	Below Englebright Dam (pred)	noon	925					Schedule + Expect 924 cfs until Fri Sep 22, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Deer Creek	Near Smartville (fant)	noon	4	4	4	4		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)	noon	70	70	67	67	2022	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. American	Above Tunnel Chute	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Kyburz	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
So. Silver Creek	Below Ice House Reservoir	n/a					2023	Shuttle + Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Slab Creek Dam	n/a					2020	Shuttle + Flow currently unavailable
So. American	At Chili Bar (sched)	noon	1,500	1,500	1,500		May 27	Schedule + Shuttle + Utility projection, see Note 4
American	Below Lake Natoma (pred)	noon	3,000	3,000			2016	Schedule + Expect 3000 cfs until Sat Sep 23, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
No. Cosumnes	At Sand Ridge Rd (fant)	noon	32	31	31	31		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd	n/a					2014	No estimate for this time of year
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar (fant)	noon	66	65	63	62	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res	n/a					2018	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay	n/a					2015	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse	n/a					2021	Flow currently unavailable
Calaveras	Below New Hogan Dam	n/a						Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Highland Creek	Below New Spicer Meadow (pred)	noon	200	200			2013	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Sat Sep 23, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	Goodwin Dam Schedule (pred)	noon	350	350			2018	Schedule + Expect 350 cfs until Sat Sep 23, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	At Orange Blossom Bridge (fant)	noon	340	340	340	340	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Southern			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
California West Sierra - Southern		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse	n/a					Aug 31	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake	n/a					Aug 31	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	At Mushroom (est)	n/a					Aug 31	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool (est)	n/a					Aug 31	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Merced	At Happy Isles Bridge (fant)	noon	70	68	67	65		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Merced	At Pohono Bridge (fant)	noon	130	130	130	125	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Kern	Below Lake Isabella	n/a					2017	Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
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California East Sierra			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
California East Sierra		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Susan	At Susanville (fant)	noon	21	21	21	21		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe	n/a					2014	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Truckee	Near Truckee (fant)	noon	80	80	80	80	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	550	550	550	550	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	38	38	38	38		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	185	180	175	170	Jul 14	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	165	160	160	155	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	120	120	115	115	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Nevada Rivers			FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
Nevada Rivers		Time	09/22/23	09/23/23	09/24/23	09/25/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	550	550	550	550	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	At Reno (fant)	noon	390	390	400	400	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	38	38	38	38		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	185	180	175	170	Jul 14	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	165	160	160	155	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson	Near Carson City (fant)	noon	150	160	160	160	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	120	120	115	115	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Key to Symbols

External report links: clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the same flow site on the Realtime report. Similarly, clicking on the icon selects the same flow site on the Daily report. Similarly, clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the corresponding flow site at the River Forecast Center.
Flow colors: 15 frozen, 15 low, 15 okay, 15 high, 15 unknown. The values that determine if a flow is marked "low", "okay" or "high" are available on the Trigger Levels page. Note: these colors give a general, catch-all classification for the flow at each location, as an aid to selecting potential runs. However, flow ranges are very subjective, particularly with respect to craft type, so be sure to consult a guidebook before selecting a run. Note also that a "low" or "high" classification means just that - "low" or "high". Whether or not it also means "unrunnable" depends on how low or high, your craft type, and your skill level - many rivers are routinely run at flows that are generally considered "low" or "high".
All flows are in 'cfs' (cubic feet per second) unless otherwise stated. Other units are 'ft' (gauge height in feet) and 'in' (gauge height in inches). Special symbols are 'ART' (gauge is Above Rating Table), 'BRT' (gauge is Below Rating Table) and 'BKW' (gauge is affected by backwater from a nearby reservoir or stream).
Flows marked are considered by some to be at or near optimum for at least one run served by this flow site. The values used to determine which flows are marked "optimum" are available on the Trigger Levels page.
Paddle out colors: 123.45ft indicates paddle out to the "usual" take-out is less than 1/4 of a mile; 123.45ft moderate; 123.45ft 1.5 miles or longer. Computations use reservoir elevation, and should give a fair idea of paddle out on the reservoir. Note: the computed start-of-paddle-out point is where the river meets the reservoir. Since the current won't stop immediately, expect the effective paddle out to be somewhat less than specified.
Weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy/foggy, cloudy/foggy, rain, snow, smoky, windy, unknown. Note: these icons should give you a general idea of what the weather is like at each location - or will be like tomorrow if this report was generated after 4PM - but there is no substitute for clicking on the icon and getting the full NOAA weather report.
BBS icons: - see the help page.
Clicking on any brown, blue or red link yields additional information or functionality. The River Name link (brown, first column) points to the corresponding Dreamflows Cross-Listing entry for this site. The Flow Location link (blue, second column) points to the corresponding flow graph for this site. The Estimate link (red, second column, if present) links to the flow-estimates feedback page.

Estimate Information

All flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates - which means they may well be incorrect. For this reason, don't undertake expensive or time-consuming trips based solely on the estimate (or if you do, accept the possibility of being skunked). Always try to confirm the sanity of the estimate by means of rainfall, snowpack, similar flows in similar drainages, word of mouth, etc.

Note 1 Confidence information appearing in the Comments column of the report means Dreamflows calculated the flow using a statistically-derived model. In that case, two things. Firstly, that confidence information is theoretical - it's based on the available historical data, which may or may not cover the current water year type. Secondly, a confidence of (say) 85% sounds wonderful, but don't forget that also means there's a 15% chance the actual flow will be outside the given range. You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 2 Reservoir calculations are based on storage change. Though useful indicators of flow trends, they can at times be amazingly inaccurate, especially if the reservoir is large. See the Dreamflows FAQ for details.

Note 3 When gauge height is available but river flow is not, where possible, Dreamflows converts gauge height to river flow using a rating table. The rating table used is the most currently-available, but still usually out-of-date, so the reported flow will probably be inaccurate to some extent. You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 4 Good-faith scheduled releases are marked (sched) and are usually reliable, but even so the releases might not occur, or be different than projected. Reasons for this include (but are not limited to) operational, health, safety and legal.

Note 5 Short-term planned releases are marked (pred) and are usually fairly reliable, however they can (and sometimes do) change radically without notice. It's good to take these predictions with a grain of salt.

Note 6 Fantasy flow entries are marked (fant) and are best-guess predictions of flow trends based on current and expected future conditions like the weather. The future is uncertain, expecially so when it comes to either the weather or fantasy river flows. Consequently, do not assume the actual flows will match the predicted ones, since they almost certainly won't. Please use fant entries only as an indication of expected trends - and even then understand that, like weather reports, they could be totally wrong. For more information, see the help page.

Helpful Dreamflows Links

The Dreamflows Bulletin Board and the Dreamflows Notes page report useful river information such as hazards, releases, access issues, etc. A given posting may be on one but not the other, so be sure to visit both.
The FAQ page answers some common questions.
Dreamflows Alerts is a free service with additional features. It will alert you when rivers of your choice are running.
The Daily Dreamflows reports between them offer flow information on a great many Western U.S. rivers. The pages are updated every day at about 5pm.

Other Dreamflows Reports

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A complete list of available reports and report formats is available on the River Flow Reports page.