Dreamflows Fantasy (future) Flows Report

Oregon Rivers			SUN	MON	TUE	WED

Oregon Rivers		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Chetco	Near Brookings (fant)	10am	4,300	4,000	3,900	3,200		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Applegate	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	450	380	350	330	2011	Confidence unknown
Carberry Creek	Above Applegate Lake (fant)	11am	260	220	205	195	2008	Confidence unknown
Illinois	Near Kerby (fant)	10am	2,100	1,350	1,350	1,000	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Rogue	Near Agness	n/a					2018	Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Canton Creek	Above Steamboat Creek (fant)	10am	1,200	1,000	900	575	2007	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Steamboat Creek	Below Canton Creek (fant)	10am	3,700	3,000	2,700	1,750		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Umpqua	At Tiller (fant)	10am	5,500	4,400	3,700	2,500	2015	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Lostine	Near Lostine (fant)	noon	195	410	420	310		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Imnaha	At Imnaha (fant)	noon	950	1,400	1,500	1,400		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California North Coast			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
California North Coast		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
No. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	2,350	1,900	1,600	1,300	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Smith	At Gasquet (fant)	noon	1,500	1,200	1,050	825	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Oregon Hole Gorge (fant)	noon	4,200	3,300	2,900	2,250	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Smith	Near Hiouchi (fant)	noon	4,600	3,700	3,200	2,600	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Smith	At Jedediah Smith (fant)	noon	8,750	7,000	6,000	4,800	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Keno (fant)	noon	725	725	725	700		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	Below J.C. Boyle Dam	n/a						Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	J.C. Boyle Schedule	n/a						Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Flow currently unavailable
Klamath	Below Seiad Valley (fant)	10am	4,300	3,700	3,100	2,900	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Scott	Near Fort Jones (fant)	noon	1,550	1,200	975	900	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Indian Creek	Near Happy Camp (Klamath) (fant)	noon	650	550	550	525		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Orleans (fant)	noon	11,500	9,750	8,500	8,500	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Klamath	At Klamath Glen (fant)	noon	29,000	24,500	21,500	20,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Salmon	Near Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	1,050	775	650	700	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Salmon	At Forks of Salmon (fant)	10am	1,450	1,050	900	975	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Salmon	At Somes Bar (fant)	noon	3,500	2,500	2,200	2,350	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	Below Lewiston Dam (sched)	noon	4,500	4,400	4,200	4,100	2018	Schedule + Expect 4500 cfs until Mon May 6, then 4450 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Trinity	At Cedar Flat (fant)	11am	6,750	6,750	6,500	6,500	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Hayfork Creek	At Hyampom (fant)	noon	525	480	460	470		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	At Forest Glen (fant)	8am	825	750	750	750	2022	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Trinity	Below Hyampom (fant)	noon	1,550	1,400	1,350	1,350	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Trinity	At Hoopa (fant)	noon	10,500	9,250	8,500	8,500	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Hwy 299 (fant)	noon	420	310	280	230	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Redwood Creek	At Orick (fant)	noon	2,600	1,950	1,650	1,400	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	Above Ruth Lake (fant)	noon	245	240	230	215		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mad River	At Arcata (fant)	noon	2,900	1,950	1,850	1,600	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Van Duzen	At Bridgeville (fant)	noon	975	700	625	525	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Eel	Near Dos Rios (fant)	noon	2,700	1,950	2,100	2,200	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Leggett (fant)	noon	750	340	235	215	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Eel	At Miranda (fant)	noon	1,800	875	550	440		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Fort Seward (fant)	noon	6,000	4,000	3,300	3,400	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eel	At Scotia (fant)	noon	9,750	6,750	4,300	3,800	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mattole	Near Ettersburg (fant)	noon	165	120	105	96	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Noyo River	Below South Fork (fant)	noon	215	125	79	58		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	350	220	185	170	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Garcia	At Eureka Hill Road (fant)	noon	2.99ft	2.50ft	2.50ft	2.50ft
So. Gualala	Near Sea Ranch (fant)	noon	260	92	92	92		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Central/South Coast			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
California Central/South Coast		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Russian	At Hopland (fant)	noon	340	250	240	235	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Cloverdale (fant)	noon	625	440	410	400	2021	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Russian	Near Healdsburg (fant)	noon	775	650	525	500	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Napa	Near Napa (fant)	noon	79	53	48	46	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Alameda Creek	Near Niles (fant)	noon	150	29	18	18	2016	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Hondo	Near San Jose (fant)	noon	72	29	29	29	2010	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Guadalupe	At San Jose (fant)	noon	105	79	76	71		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Francisquito Cr	At Stanford University (fant)	noon	37	16	12	12		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Lorenzo	At Felton (fant)	noon	130	105	105	105	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carmel	At Robles Del Rio (fant)	noon	215	185	175	170		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Big Sur	Near Big Sur (fant)	noon	125	125	125	105		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Arroyo Seco	Near Soledad (fant)	noon	225	190	180	180		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
San Antonio	Near Lockwood (fant)	noon	105	87	87	87		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cuyama	Below Buckhorn Canyon (fant)	noon	11	8	8	8		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Ynez	Below Los Laureles Canyon (fant)	noon	205	205	205	205		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sespe Creek	Near Fillmore (fant)	noon	210	205	200	195		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Santa Margarita	Near Temecula (fant)	noon	15	8	8	8		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California Sacramento Valley			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
California Sacramento Valley		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Sacramento	At Delta (fant)	noon	2,100	1,550	1,450	1,450	2018	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	Above McCloud Res (fant)	noon	1,150	1,050	1,050	1,000	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
McCloud	At Shasta Lake (fant)	noon	900	725	625	600	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Pit	At Canby (fant)	noon	460	460	500	550		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	6,000	6,000	11,000		2019	Schedule + Expect 6000 cfs until Mon May 6, then 11000 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Clear Creek	Below Whiskeytown Lake (sched)	noon	200	200			Feb 28	Schedule + Expect 200 cfs until Mon May 6, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Battle Creek	At Coleman Fish Hatchery (fant)	noon	925	675	650	650	Mar 30	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	230	215	250	260	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Cottonwood	At Bowman Road (fant)	noon	245	225	260	280	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Bend Bridge (fant)	noon	12,000	9,750	14,500	15,000	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Elder Creek	At Lowrey Road (fant)	noon	160	160	155	155	2009	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mill Creek	At End of Canyon (fant)	noon	675	525	450	450	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Deer Creek	Near Vina (fant)	noon	850	650	550	550	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Sacramento	At Vina-Woodson Bridge (fant)	noon	13,500	8,500	8,000	13,000		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Above Indian Valley Res (fant)	noon	87	69	67	66		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Cache Creek	Rel Indian Valley Dam (pred)	noon	11	11			2020	Schedule + Expect 11 cfs until Mon May 6, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Bear Creek	Above Cache Creek (fant)	noon	55	37	36	35	2008	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cache Creek	At Rumsey Bridge (fant)	10am	460	420	410	410	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Putah Creek	Below Hwy 29 (fant)	noon	145	94	91	90		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Northern			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
California West Sierra - Northern		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Indian Creek	Below Indian Falls (fant)	noon	1,600	1,550	2,300	2,800	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Spanish Creek	Near Keddie (fant)	noon	625	400	400	600	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Eb. No. Feather	Below Virgilia (fant)	noon	2,450	2,150	2,700	3,600		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					Nov 13	Flow currently unavailable
West Br Feather	At Whiskey Flat Bridge (fant)	noon	975	725	775	825	2013	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	Near Portola (fant)	noon	460	450	420	390		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Feather	At Milsap Bar (fant)	noon	3,500	3,000	3,400	3,600	2022	Please report trip + Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
So. Feather	Below Little Grass Valley	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
No. Yuba	Below Goodyears Bar (fant)	noon	1,650	1,500	1,550	1,950	2020	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Yuba	Below Our House Dam (fant)	noon	63	63	62	61	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Fordyce Creek	Below Fordyce Dam	n/a					2022	Flow currently unavailable
Canyon Creek	Below French Lake	n/a					2023	Flow currently unavailable
So. Yuba	At Hwy 49 Bridge (fant)	noon	3,000	2,500	2,250	2,400	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Yuba	Below Englebright Dam (pred)	noon	3,900					Schedule + Expect 3914 cfs until Sun May 5, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Deer Creek	Near Smartville (fant)	noon	185	22	21	20		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. American	Inflow Lake Clementine (fant)	noon	1,850	1,400	1,300	1,600	May 4	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	1,300	1,300		2023	Schedule + Shuttle + Utility projection, see Note 4
American	Below Lake Natoma	n/a					2016	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
No. Cosumnes	At Sand Ridge Rd (fant)	noon	500	300	320	350		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Mi. Cosumnes	At Mt Aukum Rd (fant)	noon	440	340	340	380	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Cosumnes	At Michigan Bar (fant)	noon	1,200	850	825	900	2014	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
No. Mokelumne	Below Salt Springs Res	n/a					Apr 27	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Above Tiger Cr Afterbay	n/a					2015	Flow currently unavailable
No. Mokelumne	Below Tiger Creek Dam	n/a					Apr 27	Flow currently unavailable
Mokelumne	Below Electra Powerhouse	n/a					Apr 27	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 Mon May 6, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	Goodwin Dam Schedule (pred)	noon	1,000	1,500	2,000	2,500	2018	Schedule + Expect 1000 cfs until Mon May 6, then 1250 cfs + Utility projection, see Note 4
Stanislaus	At Orange Blossom Bridge (fant)	noon	1,150	1,450	1,900	2,600	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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California West Sierra - Southern			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
California West Sierra - Southern		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Cherry Creek	Below Holm Powerhouse	n/a					May 2	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	Below Early Intake	n/a					May 2	Flow currently unavailable
Tuolumne	At Mushroom (est)	n/a					May 2	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Tuolumne	At Merals Pool (est)	n/a					May 2	Insufficient data available to estimate flow
Merced	At Happy Isles Bridge (fant)	noon	1,100	825	1,100	1,250		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Merced	At Pohono Bridge (fant)	noon	2,250	1,700	2,300	2,800	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Kern	Below Lake Isabella (pred)	noon	1,000				2017	Schedule + Buy the Guidebook + Expect 995 cfs until Sun May 5, then who knows? + Utility projection, see Note 4
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California East Sierra			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
California East Sierra		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Susan	At Susanville (fant)	noon	225	170	145	150		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Below Lake Tahoe	n/a					2014	Schedule + Flow currently unavailable
Truckee	Near Truckee (fant)	noon	310	270	270	310	2019	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	1,250	1,150	1,150	1,250	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	270	250	250	280		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	875	750	775	825	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	1,000	850	875	925	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	600	480	420	400	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
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Nevada Rivers			SUN	MON	TUE	WED
Nevada Rivers		Time	05/05/24	05/06/24	05/07/24	05/08/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Truckee	Near Floriston (fant)	noon	1,250	1,150	1,150	1,250	2012	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Truckee	At Reno (fant)	noon	1,100	950	975	1,050	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
W. Fk Carson	At Woodfords (fant)	noon	270	250	250	280		Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Markleeville (fant)	noon	875	750	775	825	2023	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
E. Fk Carson	Near Gardnerville (fant)	noon	1,000	850	875	925	2017	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
Carson	Near Carson City (fant)	noon	1,250	1,000	900	875	2011	Fantasy prediction - see Note 6
West Walker	Below Little Walker River (fant)	noon	600	480	420	400	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.