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 February 16, 2005

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4,522.6 feet above sea level, with storage at 67,200 acre-feet, down 4,780 acre-feet from a year ago.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4,808.4 feet above sea level, with storage at 14,040 acre-feet, down 4,582 acre-feet from a year ago.

River flow

Following are daily averages of the volume of water flowing at key points in the Klamath Basin, measured in cubic feet per second:

 

Link River 2005 2004

Feb. 8 458 512

Feb. 9 399 542

Feb. 10 270 738

Feb. 11 297 699

Feb. 12 334 752

Feb. 13 336 720

Feb. 14 321 932

Klamath River at Keno Dam

Feb. 8 272 806

Feb. 9 445 803

Feb. 10 477 898

Feb. 11 263 954

Feb. 12 375 952

Feb. 13 386 961

Feb. 14 388 1,161

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

Feb. 8 802 1,319

Feb. 9 799 1,312

Feb. 10 799 1,319

Feb. 11 799 1,312

Feb. 12 799 1,319

Feb. 13 802 1,319

Feb. 14 805 1,319

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

Feb. 8 847 1,213

Feb. 9 1,567 1,244

Feb. 10 1,048 1,440

Feb. 11 1,465 1,401

Feb. 12 1,112 1,454

Feb. 13 1,114 1,071

Feb. 14 1,489 1,283

Williamson River

below Sprague R. 2005 Avg.

Feb. 15 605 1,060

Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Water Resources Department.

Snow report

Following are today's estimates of the water equivalent measured in inches in the snowpack at selected sites in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Site Water Avg. Pct. of

content avg.

Adin Mountain 9.7 10.4 93

Billie Creek Divide 7.3 19.4 38

Cedar Pass 12.9 13.4 94

Chemult Alternate 6.2 7.9 78

Cold Springs Camp 8.6 24.5 35

Diamond Lake 3.5 13.0 27

Dismal Swamp 20.9 20.8 100

Fourmile Lake 10.5 24.2 43

Quartz Mountain 1.3 2.1 62

Sevenmile Marsh 11.5 23.7 49

Silver Creek 7.0 8.8 80

Strawberry 2.9 5.4 54

Taylor Butte 7.7 6.1 126

Klamath Basin pct. of avg. 51

Goose Lake Basin pct. of avg. 91

Source: National Resource Conservation Service