Dreamflows Fantasy (future) Flows Report

Oregon Rivers			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE

Oregon Rivers		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Chetco	Near Brookings (fant)	10am	400	380	370	360		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Applegate	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	62	56	55	54	2011	Confidence unknown
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	Low	Low	Low	Low	2008
Illinois	Near Kerby (fant)	10am	210	205	200	195	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue	Near Agness (fant)	10am	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2018	Buy the Guidebook + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek (fant)	10am	Low	Low	Low	Low	2007	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek (fant)	10am	150	140	135	135		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua	At Tiller (fant)	10am	230	220	210	205	2015	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Lostine	Near Lostine	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Imnaha	At Imnaha	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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California North Coast			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California North Coast		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge (fant)	noon	360	350	350	340	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi (fant)	noon	420	420	410	400	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Jedediah Smith (fant)	noon	775	775	750	750	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Keno (fant)	noon	1,200	1,150	1,150	1,150		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule	n/a						Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley (fant)	10am	1,900	1,950	1,900	1,850	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott	Near Fort Jones (fant)	noon	165	150	140	125	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)	noon	140	135	135	130		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Orleans (fant)	noon	4,100	4,100	4,100	4,000	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Klamath Glen (fant)	noon	7,000	6,750	6,750	6,500		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	Low	Low	Low	Low	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	Low	Low	Low	Low	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Salmon	At Somes Bar (fant)	noon	750	750	725	725	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam (sched)	noon	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	2018	Schedule + Expect 1000 cfs until Wed May 20, then 950 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Trinity	At Cedar Flat (fant)	11am	1,550	1,500	1,500	1,500	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	At Forest Glen (fant)	8am	240	235	230	230	2022	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	Below Hyampom (fant)	noon	440	430	420	420	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	At Hoopa (fant)	noon	2,500	2,350	2,350	2,300	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299 (fant)	noon	46	43	42	41	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Orick (fant)	noon	240	235	230	225	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake (fant)	noon	35	34	33	32		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	At Arcata (fant)	noon	185	175	170	160	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville (fant)	noon	160	155	150	150	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios (fant)	noon	290	270	260	250	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Leggett (fant)	noon	115	115	110	110	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Miranda (fant)	noon	165	165	160	160		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Fort Seward (fant)	noon	800	775	775	750	2025	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Scotia (fant)	noon	1,250	1,200	1,150	1,100	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mattole	Near Ettersburg (fant)	noon	52	51	50	49	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Noyo River	Below South Fork	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Rancheria Creek	At Mountain View Rd	n/a					2019	No estimate for this time of year
Navarro	Near Navarro (fant)	noon	54	53	52	52	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Garcia	At Eureka Hill Road	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
So. Gualala	Near Sea Ranch	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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California Central/South Coast			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California Central/South Coast		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Russian	At Hopland (fant)	noon	100	97	96	94	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Cloverdale (fant)	noon	135	135	130	125	Mar 7	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Healdsburg (fant)	noon	240	235	230	220	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Napa	Near Napa (fant)	noon	35	34	33	32	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Alameda Creek	Near Niles (fant)	noon	22	21	21	21	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose	n/a					2010	Flow currently unavailable
Guadalupe	At San Jose (fant)	noon	39	38	38	38		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Francisquito Cr	At Stanford University	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
San Lorenzo	At Felton (fant)	noon	45	43	42	41	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio (fant)	noon	32	32	31	31		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Big Sur	Near Big Sur	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad (fant)	noon	34	33	32	31		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Antonio	Near Lockwood	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)	noon	10	10	10	10		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore (fant)	noon	52	51	51	49		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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California Sacramento Valley			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California Sacramento Valley		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Sacramento	At Delta (fant)	noon	550	525	525	500	2018	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	Above McCloud Res (fant)	noon	825	825	825	825	2025	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	At Shasta Lake (fant)	noon	500	490	480	480	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	At Canby	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
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	9,000	9,500	10,000		2019	Schedule + Expect 9000 cfs until Sat May 16, then 9500 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)	noon	200	200	350	550	2024	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Mon May 18, then 250 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)	noon	370	370	370	360	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cottonwood	Above Middle Fork (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cottonwood	Above North Fork (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge (fant)	noon	9,750	10,000	10,500	11,000	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road (fant)	noon	33	32	31	31	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon (fant)	noon	270	245	230	220	2025	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek	Near Vina (fant)	noon	230	225	220	210	Mar 29	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Vina-Woodson Bridge	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res (fant)	noon	19	18	18	18		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek (fant)	noon	10	10	10	9	2008	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (fant)	10am	725	725	725	725	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29 (fant)	noon	40	39	39	38		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Northern			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California West Sierra - Northern		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls (fant)	noon	155	150	145	135	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie (fant)	noon	105	94	86	81	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia (fant)	noon	260	240	230	215		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Feather	Below Rock Creek Dam	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Grizzly Creek	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
No. Feather	Below Poe Dam	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge (fant)	noon	195	185	175	165	2013	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	Near Portola (fant)	noon	53	53	53	53		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar (fant)	noon	675	650	625	600	2025	Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather	Below Little Grass Valley	n/a					2025	Flow currently unavailable
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar (fant)	noon	550	525	500	490	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam (fant)	noon	50	50	50	49	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake	n/a					2024	Flow currently unavailable
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge (fant)	noon	330	320	310	300	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Yuba	Below Englebright Dam (pred)	noon	2,050					Schedule + Expect 2054 cfs until Sat May 16, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Deer Creek	Near Smartville (fant)	noon	40	39	38	38		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)	noon	600	550	525	500	2025	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. American	Above Tunnel Chute	n/a					2025	Flow currently unavailable
So. American	Below Kyburz	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
So. Silver Creek	Below Ice House Reservoir	n/a					2025	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	1,300	1,300	May 15	Schedule + Shuttle + Utility projection, see Note 4
American	Below Lake Natoma (pred)	noon	3,500	3,000	3,000	2,500	2016	Schedule + Expect 3500 cfs until Sat May 16, then 3400 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
No. Cosumnes	At Sand Ridge Rd (fant)	noon	155	140	130	120		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd (fant)	noon	Low	Low	Low	Low	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar (fant)	noon	290	260	250	235	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res	n/a					2024	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay	n/a					2015	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam	n/a					2024	Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse	n/a					2024	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 Sun May 17, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	Goodwin Dam Schedule	n/a					2018	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Stanislaus	At Orange Blossom Bridge (fant)	noon	2,050	2,050	2,050	2,050	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Southern			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California West Sierra - Southern		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse	n/a					May 13	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake	n/a					May 13	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	At Mushroom (est)	n/a					May 13	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool (est)	n/a					May 13	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Merced	At Happy Isles Bridge (fant)	noon	1,200	1,200	1,000	1,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Merced	At Pohono Bridge (fant)	noon	1,650	1,600	1,400	1,300	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			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
California East Sierra		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Susan	At Susanville (fant)	noon	27	27	26	25		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe	n/a					2014	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Truckee	Near Truckee (fant)	noon	480	480	460	460	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	1,200	1,200	1,150	1,150	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	750	675	625	575	2025	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	750	675	625	550	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	800	700	575	500	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Nevada Rivers			SAT	SUN	MON	TUE
Nevada Rivers		Time	05/16/26	05/17/26	05/18/26	05/19/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	1,200	1,200	1,150	1,150	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	At Reno (fant)	noon	1,050	1,000	1,000	975	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords	n/a						Flow currently unavailable
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	750	675	625	575	2025	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	750	675	625	550	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson	Near Carson City (fant)	noon	575	525	470	410	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	800	700	575	500	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.