Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Oregon Coastal Rivers			WED	TUE	MON

Oregon Coastal Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Williamson	Near Klamath Agency	noon	0	0	0
Klamath	At Keno	noon	900	875	875		Water 58°F
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam	n/a					Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule (sched)	noon	1,100	1,100	1,100		Buy the Guidebook + Schedule
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Plant	noon	1,100	1,150	1,100		Buy the Guidebook + Water 56°F
Chetco	Near Brookings	noon	1,000	1,050	1,050		Water 57°F
Mi. Applegate	Above Applegate Lake (est)	3pm	500	525	470	2011	Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake (est)	3pm	300	300	280	2008	Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Applegate	Below Applegate Dam	4pm	450	460	460
Illinois	Near Kerby	noon	1,000	950	950	2021	Water 51°F
No. Rogue	Above North Fork Res	9am	1,250	1,100	1,050	2016
No. Rogue	Below North Fork Res	noon	750	575	525
No. Rogue	Above Lost Creek Lake	noon	1,850	1,700	1,650	2009	Water 46°F
Mi. Rogue	Above Butte Falls Rd (est)	8am	Low	Low	Low	2011	Estimate is outside the model's range of 300-2000 cfs
So. Rogue	Below Imnaha Creek	noon	330	310	290
So. Rogue	Below MF Confluence (est)	8am	650	600	575		89% confidence actual flow is between 525 and 800 cfs
Rogue	Inflow Lost Creek Lake	10am	2,500	2,350	2,250
Big Butte Creek	Near McLeod	noon	100	105	115		Water 52°F
Rogue	Near McLeod	noon	1,900	1,900	1,950		Water 51°F
Elk Creek	Above Rogue River	noon	105	105	110	2012	Water 54°F
Rogue	At Raygold	noon	2,500	2,600	2,600	2011	Buy the Guidebook + Water 53°F
Rogue	At Grants Pass	noon	2,600	2,600	2,700	2016	Water 57°F
Rogue	Near Agness	noon	4,200	4,400	4,500	2018	Buy the Guidebook + Water 56°F
So. Coquille	At Powers	noon	215	235	250
No. Umpqua	At Toketee Falls	noon	98	72	68
Boulder Creek	Near Toketee Falls	noon	110	105	100
No. Umpqua	Above Copeland Creek	noon	1,600	1,550	1,550	2018	Water 48°F
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek (est)	noon	Low	Low	Low	2007	Estimate is outside the model's range of 400-2500 cfs
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek	noon	310	310	310		Water 50°F
No. Umpqua	Below Steamboat Creek	n/a				2009	Site currently not operational
Little River	At Peel	avg					Water 50°F
No. Umpqua	At Winchester	noon	2,600	2,600	2,700		Water 54°F
So. Umpqua	At Tiller	noon	675	650	675	2015	Water 51°F
W. Fk Cow Creek	Near Glendale	noon	76	80	82
Umpqua	Near Elkton	noon	4,100	4,200	4,400		Water 58°F
Siuslaw	Near Mapleton	noon	825	850	875
Alsea	Near Tidewater	noon	625	650	675
Siletz	Near Siletz	noon	440	460	480		Water 51°F
Nestucca	Below Beaver	noon	380	400	420
Trask	Near Tillamook	noon	300	310	320
Wilson	Near Tillamook	noon	280	290	300
Nehalem	Near Vernonia	noon	88	91	94
Nehalem	Near Foss	noon	650	700	725
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Oregon Central Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Oregon Central Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Mi. Willamette	Below Hills Creek Res	noon	1,950	1,900	1,950		Water 47°F
Mi. Willamette	Inflow Lookout Point Res	10am	3,500	3,600	3,700
No. Mi. Willamette	At Westfir	noon	2.81ft	2.79ft	2.83ft		Water 47°F
Winberry Creek	Near Lowell	noon	60	64	69		Water 48°F
Fall Creek	Above North Fork	noon	3.49ft	3.56ft	3.60ft		Water 50°F
Fall Creek	Inflow Fall Creek Res	noon	260	280	290
Fall Creek	Below Fall Creek Dam	noon	105	105	105		Water 49°F
Row River	Above Dorena Lake	noon	300	300	320		Water 49°F
Row River	Below Dorena Lake	noon	140	145	145		Water 51°F
McKenzie	Clear Lake Outlet	noon	500	500	525		Water 43°F
McKenzie	Below Payne Creek	noon	270	270	270		Water 42°F
McKenzie	Below Trail Bridge Dam	noon	1,150	1,150	1,150		Water 43°F
So. McKenzie	Above Cougar Res	noon	725	700	700		Water 44°F
Blue	Below Tidbits Creek	noon	110	110	115
McKenzie	Near Vida	noon	4,100	4,000	4,100		Water 48°F
McKenzie	Below Leaburg Dam	noon	4,100	4,200	4,200		Water 47°F
Breitenbush	Near Detroit	noon	525	490	470		Water 44°F
No. Santiam	Below Boulder Creek	noon	925	900	900		Water 44°F
No. Santiam	At Niagara	noon	1,600	1,600	1,600	2007	Water 44°F
Li. No. Santiam	Near Mehama	noon	380	370	390		Water 51°F
No. Santiam	At Mehama	noon	2,100	2,150	2,150
Quartzville Cr	Near Cascadia	noon	260	250	260		Water 46°F
Mi. Santiam	Near Cascadia	noon	2.48ft	2.48ft	2.51ft		Water 46°F
Mi. Santiam	Below Green Peter Dam	noon	698.78ft	701.35ft	701.46ft		Water 51°F
So. Santiam	Below Cascadia	noon	430	440	450		Water 47°F
Wiley Creek	Near Foster	noon	75	80	84		Water 48°F
Thomas Creek	Near Scio	noon	155	160	170		Water 50°F
Luckiamute	Near Suver	noon	340	350	370
So. Yamhill	Near Willamina	noon	170	180	190
Molalla	Near Canby	noon	480	490	490
Butte Creek	At Monitor	noon	63	67	69		Water 52°F
Collawash	Below Hot Springs Fork (est)	10am	750	750	750		78% confidence actual flow is between 575 and 950 cfs
Oak Grove Clackamas	At Ripplebrook Campground	noon	175	175	190
Clackamas	Above Three Lynx Creek	noon	1,850	1,850	1,850	2021	Water 45°F
No. Clackamas	Above Mouth (est)	noon	50	48	51		Confidence unknown, treat this estimate with suspicion
Clackamas	At Estacada	noon	2,400	2,350	2,350		Water 48°F
Sandy	Near Marmot	noon	1,000	1,000	1,050
No. Bull Run	Near Multnomah Falls	noon	33	34	36		Water 44°F
Bull Run	Near Bull Run	noon	125	125	125
Sandy	Below Bull Run River	noon	1,300	1,300	1,350
Beaver Creek	At Troutdale	noon	4	6	5
W. Fk Hood	Above East Fork	noon	410	410	420	2015
Hood	At Tucker Bridge	noon	925	925	925
Deschutes	Below Wickiup Reservoir	noon	600	600	600		Water 9°F
Deschutes	At Benham Falls	noon	1,150	1,150	1,150
Deschutes	Below Bend	noon	130	125	135
Squaw Creek	At Sisters	noon	44	46	46
Deschutes	Near Culver	noon	550	575	575		Water 52°F
Crooked	At Smith Rock State Park	noon	340	380	675		Water 56°F
Crooked	At Crooked River Ranch	noon	380	450	725
Crooked	Below Opal Springs	noon	1,600	1,700	1,900		Water 54°F
Metolius	Above Lake Billy Chinook	noon	1,600	1,600	1,550	2016	Water 45°F
White	Below Tygh Valley	noon	460	470	500		Falling 4 cfs/hr
Deschutes	At Moody	noon	5,250	5,500	5,500		Water 54°F
No. John Day	At Monument	noon	2,700	2,600	2,700
John Day	At Service Creek	noon	3,800	3,900	4,100
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Oregon Eastern Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Oregon Eastern Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Umatilla	Near Umatilla	noon	300	270	280
Grande Ronde	Near Perry	noon	550	525	550	2011
Lostine	Near Lostine	noon	225	210	210
Minam	At Minam	noon	750	725	725
Grande Ronde	At Troy	noon	4,700	4,700	4,800		Water 48°F
Joseph Creek	Near Mouth	n/a					Site currently not operational
Imnaha	At Imnaha	noon	1,000	950	950
Snake	Below Hells Canyon Dam	noon	31,000	31,000	30,000
Eagle Creek	Near New Bridge	noon	525	525	525
Succor Creek	Near Homedale	noon	190	195	185
Owyhee	At Crutcher Crossing	noon	1,300	1,350	1,300		Water 54°F
Owyhee	Near Rome	noon	4,500	4,700	4,700	2009
Donner Und Blitzen	Near Frenchglen	noon	380	360	360		Water 48°F
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Washington Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Washington Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Kettle	Near Laurier	noon	5,000	5,000	5,250
Spokane	At Spokane	noon	7,250	7,250	8,250
Chewuch	At Winthrop	noon	800	675	675
Methow	Near Pateros	noon	2,350	2,300	2,400
Stehekin	At Stehekin	noon	1,250	1,200	1,250
Chelan	Below Lake Chelan	noon	88	90	88
Entiat	Near Ardenvoir	noon	480	470	480
Nason Creek	Near Mouth	noon		330	330
Chiwawa	Near Plain	noon	600	575	600
Wenatchee	At Plain	noon	2,300	2,300	2,350
Icicle Creek	Above Snow Creek	noon	625	625	625	2015
Wenatchee	At Peshastin	noon	3,000	3,000	3,100
Peshastin Creek	Near Wenatchee Confluence	noon	230	230	260
Cle Elum	Inflow Cle Elum Lake	0am		850	875
Cle Elum	Below Cle Elum Dam	noon	260	200	180
Teanaway	Below Forks	noon	480	470	490
Bumping	Below Bumping Dam	noon	260	185	145
American	Near Nile	noon	280	280	290
Naches	Near Cliffdell	noon	925	850	875
Tieton	At Rimrock	noon	215	215	215
Palouse	At Hooper	noon	450	470	490
Grande Ronde	At Troy	noon	4,700	4,700	4,800		Water 48°F
Joseph Creek	Near Mouth	n/a					Site currently not operational
Klickitat	Below Summit Creek	noon	1,700	1,700	1,700
Little Klickitat	Near Wahkiacus	11am	120	120	125
Klickitat	Near Pitt	noon	1,900	1,900	1,900
White Salmon	Below Trout Lake Creek (est)	8am	600	600	600		78% confidence actual flow is between 450 and 750 cfs
White Salmon	At BZ Corner (est)	10am	975	975	975		90% confidence actual flow is between 825 and 1100 cfs
White Salmon	Near Underwood	noon	1,300	1,300	1,300
Li. White Salmon	At Willard Fish Hatchery (est)	noon	550	550	550		85% confidence actual flow is between 440 and 675 cfs
Wind River	At Stabler	noon	380	390	400
Panther Creek	Near Carson	n/a					Site currently not operational
Rock Creek	At Stevenson	n/a					Site currently not operational
Washougal	At Hathaway Park	noon	360	370	380
No. Lewis	Above Muddy River	noon	1,050	1,050	1,050	2011
Muddy River	Below Clear Creek	noon	725	725	750
Canyon Creek	Near Amboy	noon	150	160	170
E. Fk Lewis	Near Heisson	noon	320	330	340
Cowlitz	At Packwood	noon	1,000	925	950
Cispus	Near Randle	noon	800	775	800
Tilton	Near Cinebar	noon	260	270	280
Toutle	At Tower Road	noon	1,250	1,200	1,250
Germany Creek	At Mouth	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Grays	Below Hwy-4 Bridge	noon	150	160	180
Chehalis	Near Doty	noon	150	160	165
Satsop	Near Satsop	noon	775	800	825
Humptulips	Below Highway 101 Bridge	noon	460	480	500
Quinault	At Quinault Lake	noon	1,700	1,700	1,800
Queets	Near Clearwater	noon	1,750	1,800	1,950		Rising 8 cfs/hr
Sol Duc	Near Quillayute	noon	16.86ft	16.91ft	17.03ft
Elwha	At McDonald Bridge	noon	925	900	900
Dungeness	Near Sequim	noon	210	205	210
Big Quilcene	Below Big Quilcene Dam	noon	81	83	85
Duckabush	Near Brinnon	noon	260	245	245
No. Skokomish	Below Staircase	noon	320	300	310		Water 42°F
So. Skokomish	Near Union	noon	290	290	310
Nisqually	At La Grande	noon	950	950	975
Mashel	Near La Grande	noon	81	89	97
Nisqually	At McKenna	noon	1,050	1,000	975
So. Prairie Creek	At South Prairie	noon	110	115	120
Carbon	Near Fairfax	noon	210	210	215
Puyallup	At Alderton	noon	775	775	825
White	Below Clearwater River	noon	775	900	800
Green	Near Palmer	noon	290	350	350
Cedar	Below Diversion Dam	noon	280	280	280		Water 49°F
No. Snoqualmie	Near Snoqualmie Falls	noon	290	280	290
Mi. Snoqualmie	Near Tanner	noon	675	675	700
So. Snoqualmie	Near Garcia	noon	230	215	225
Raging River	Near Fall City	noon	40	43	47
Skykomish	Near Gold Bar	noon	2,300	2,200	2,300		Water 46°F
Sultan	Below Diversion Dam	noon	145	150	145		Water 46°F
Sultan	Below Powerplant	noon	330	350	400	2015	Water 46°F
Squire Creek	At Squire Creek Park	n/a					Site currently not operational
Deer Creek	Near Oso (est)	11am	Low	Low	Low		Estimate is outside the model's range of 700-2000 cfs
No. Stillaguamish	Near Arlington	noon	1,050	1,050	1,250
So. Stillaguamish	Near Granite Falls	avg
Jim Creek	At Whites Road	n/a					Site currently not operational
Pilchuck Creek	At I-5 Bridge	noon		180	210
Thunder Creek	Near Newhalem	avg
Skagit	At Newhalem	noon	3,000	3,800	3,600		Water 44°F
Skagit	At Marblemount	noon	3,500	4,400	4,200		Water 45°F
Cascade	At Marblemount	noon	525	525	525		Water 45°F
Sauk	Above White Chuck River	noon	550	550	575		Water 45°F
Sauk	At Darrington	n/a					Site currently not operational
Suiattle	Near Darrington	n/a					Site currently not operational
Sauk	Near Sauk	noon	2,350	2,350	2,400		Water 47°F + Rising 3 cfs/hr
No. Nooksack	Below Cascade Creek	noon	310	310	320		Water 43°F
Mi. Nooksack	Near Deming	noon	270	260	280
So. Nooksack	At Saxon Bridge	noon	430	410	450		Water 46°F
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Idaho Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Idaho Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Bear	Below Grace Dam	noon	83	85	82
Snake	Near Irwin	noon	12,500	12,000	10,500	2008
Henrys Fork	Below Coffee Pot Rapids	n/a					Site currently not operational
Henrys Fork	Near Ashton	noon	2,400	2,350	1,850
Fall River	Near Squirrel	noon	650	525	420
Teton	Near Driggs	noon	460	480	525
Teton	Near St. Anthony	noon	1,100	1,050	975
Blackfoot	Near Shelley	noon	525	550	525
Snake	At Milner River Only	noon	2	155	1,050
Snake	At Milner Total Flow	noon	5,500	5,500	6,500
Camas Creek	Near Blaine	noon	350	390	440
Snake	Below Lower Salmon Falls	noon	10,000	11,000	12,000
Malad	Near Bliss	noon	215	1,800	1,800
Bruneau	At Rowland	noon	575	625	600
Jarbidge	Below Jarbidge	noon	145	150	145
Bruneau	Near Hot Springs	noon	1,600	1,600	1,350
Snake	Below Swan Falls Dam	noon	14,500	15,500	15,500
Owyhee	At Crutcher Crossing	noon	1,300	1,350	1,300		Water 54°F
Owyhee	Near Rome	noon	4,500	4,700	4,700	2009
Succor Creek	Near Homedale	noon	190	195	185
Boise	Near Twin Springs	noon	2,800	2,700	2,600
So. Boise	Below Anderson Ranch Dam	noon	2,050	2,050	2,050	2023	Water 41°F
Boise	At Glenwood Bridge	noon	4,000	3,900	3,900	2017
No. Payette	At McCall	noon	725	675	650	2008
No. Payette	At Cascade	noon	1,200	1,200	1,200	2008	Water 46°F
No. Payette	At Otters Run	noon	1,800	1,750	1,750	2013
Mi. Payette	Near Crouch	noon	1,000	975	975	2008
Deadwood	Below Deadwood Dam	noon	51	51	51	2008
So. Payette	At Lowman	noon	1,300	1,200	1,200	2008
So. Payette	Near Garden Valley (est)	noon	2,050	1,950	1,900	2008	90% confidence actual flow is between 1750 and 2350 cfs
So. Payette	Below Deer Creek (est)	noon	3,100	3,000	3,000	2008	90% confidence actual flow is between 2700 and 3600 cfs
Payette	Near Horseshoe Bend	noon	5,500	5,250	5,250	2008
Snake	Below Hells Canyon Dam	noon	31,000	31,000	30,000
Salmon	Near Clayton	noon	1,700	1,550	1,500
Salmon	Near Shoup	10am	3,600	3,400	3,300		Water 50°F + Rising 12 cfs/hr
Mi. Salmon	At Middle Fork Lodge	noon	3.75ft	3.58ft	3.51ft	2008	Buy the Guidebook
Mi. Salmon	At Mouth	noon	5,000	4,800	4,500		Buy the Guidebook
Salmon	Above Corn Creek	noon	8,750	8,250	7,750		Rising 68 cfs/hr
E. Fk So. Salmon	Above Sugar Creek	noon	54	50	49		Water 37°F
Johnson Creek	At Yellow Pine	noon	925	850	825
So. Salmon	At Krassel	noon	1,200	1,150	1,150
Little Salmon	At Riggins	noon	1,300	1,200	1,150
Salmon	At White Bird	noon	18,500	17,500	17,000	2005
No. Clearwater	Near Canyon Ranger Stn	noon	4,700	4,600	4,700		Water 44°F
Lochsa	Near Lowell	noon	4,500	4,400	4,500
Moose Creek	Above Selway River (est)	noon		1,450	1,450		90% confidence actual flow is between 1100 and 1800 cfs
Selway	Near Lowell	noon	6,000	5,750	6,000
So. Clearwater	At Stites	noon	2,450	2,500	2,600
Lolo Creek	Near Greer	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Saint Joe	At Red Ives Ranger Stn	noon	450	450	460
Saint Joe	At Calder	noon	3,100	3,100	3,200
Pack	Near Colburn	noon	340	370	380
Boundary Creek	Near Porthill	noon	260	250	260
Moyie	At Eastport	noon	1,000	1,000	1,050
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Montana Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Montana Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Blackfoot	Near Ovando	noon	280	280	280
Blackfoot	Near Bonner	noon	1,400	1,500	1,600		Water 48°F
Clark Fork	At St. Regis	noon	7,250	7,500	8,000	2008
Prospect Creek	At Thompson Falls	noon	260	280	300
No. Flathead	Near Columbia Falls	noon	3,100	3,100	3,300		Water 44°F
Mi. Flathead	Near West Glacier	noon	3,000	3,000	3,200		Buy the Guidebook
So. Flathead	Above Hungry Horse Res	noon	2,350	2,300	2,450
Swan	Near Bigfork	noon	1,100	1,200	1,250
Flathead	Near Polson	noon	4,600	4,600	5,750
Kootenai	Below Libby Dam	noon	6,250	6,000	6,000
Yaak	Near Troy	noon	1,150	1,150	1,200
Big Hole	Near Glen	noon	1,000	1,000	1,000		Water 49°F + Rising 2 cfs/hr
Madison	Below Hebgen Lake	noon	825	825	825		Water 39°F
Madison	Below Ennis Lake	10am	1,400	1,350	1,350		Water 46°F
Gallatin	Near Gallatin Gateway	noon	625	600	600
Smith	Below Eagle Creek	noon	290	300	310		Water 46°F
Belt Creek	Near Monarch	noon	92	90	98
Yellowstone	At Corwin Springs	noon	2,500	2,200	1,950		Water 48°F
Yellowstone	Near Livingston	noon	2,800	2,600	2,350		Water 49°F
Boulder	At Big Timber	noon	260	260	260
Stillwater	Near Absarokee	noon	390	390	410		Water 49°F
West Rosebud Cr	At Emerald Lake CG	noon	33	30	35		Water 47°F
Rock Creek	Near Red Lodge	noon	35	35	36
CF Yellowstone	Near Belfry	noon	600	550	525
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Wyoming Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Wyoming Rivers		Time	04/24/24	04/23/24	04/22/24	BBS	Comments/Links
CF Yellowstone	Near Belfry	noon	600	550	525
Yellowstone	Below Yellowstone Lake	noon	675	650	650
Mi. Powder	Near Barnum	noon	64	74	37
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	1,050	925	850
Encampment	Near Encampment	noon	410	330	250
Gros Ventre	At Kelly	noon	625	575	480		Water 43°F
Snake	Near Alpine	noon	4,600	4,300	4,000		Water 44°F
Fall River	Near Squirrel	noon	650	525	420
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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 (if one exists) selects the same flow site on the Fantasy Flows report.
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 tomorrow's weather prediction for each location - 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.

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.

Other Dreamflows Reports

This report is also available in CSV format. See CSV Conversions to load reports into Microsoft Excel, etc.

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