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levels/river flows Herald and News March 22, 2004 Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4,526.03 feet above sea level, with storage at 126,400 acre-feet, up 13,480 acre-feet from a year ago. Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4,821.85 feet above sea level, with storage at 47,825 acre-feet, up 19,050 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 2004 2003 March 16 915 273 March 17 795 275 March 18 760 275 March 19 887 275 March 20 853 275 March 21 863 400 March 22 700 707 Klamath River at Keno Dam March 16 1,309 1,042 March 17 1,424 1,058 March 18 1,298 1,048 March 19 1,364 1,059 March 20 1,287 832 March 21 1,293 596 March 22 1,287 924 Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam March 16 2,208 1,679 March 17 2,218 1,530 March 18 2,237 1,379 March 19 2,208 1,359 March 20 2,208 1,440 March 21 2,218 1,461 March 22 2,218 1,474 Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake March 16 2,084 2,226 March 17 1,964 1,838 March 18 2,318 2,229 March 19 2,446 2,228 March 20 2,414 1,838 March 21 2,814 1,572 March 22 2,651 1,879 Williamson River below Sprague R. 2004 Avg. March 24 1,640 1,429 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 10.4 13.5 77 Billie Creek Divide 27.2 22.0 124 Cedar Pass 18.6 18.6 100 Chemult Alternate 4.1 6.4 64 Cold Springs Camp 31.0 28.3 110 Diamond Lake 11.2 14.8 76 Dismal Swamp 29.4 28.0 105 Fourmile Lake 28.5 30.1 95 Quartz Mountain 1.1 1.3 85 Sevenmile Marsh 37.9 29.9 127 Silver Creek 7.3 8.6 85 Strawberry 0.4 4.7 9 Taylor Butte 5.1 3.8 134 Klamath Basin pct. of avg. 102 Goose Lake Basin pct. of avg. 90 Source: National Resource Conservation Service
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