Lakes,
rivers
Herald and News April
20, 2005
Lake levels
Clear Lake - Clear Lake's
surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4,522.66
feet above sea level, with storage at 68,120
acre-feet, down 66,710 acre-feet from a year ago.
Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber
Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4,813.12 feet
above sea level, with storage at 24,128 acre-feet,
down 25,858 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
April 12 653 1,312
April 13 988 1,380
April 14 902 1,404
April 15 1,080 1,507
April 16 943 1,364
April 17 1,070 1,282
April 18 1,390 1,253
A Canal
April 12 285 335
April 13 270 405
April 14 290 400
April 15 290 430
April 16 310 490
April 17 335 495
April 18 355 485
Klamath River at Keno Dam
April 12 703 1,115
April 13 1,060 1,193
April 14 1,110 1,196
April 15 1,120 1,200
April 16 1,080 1,177
April 17 1,370 1,172
April 18 1,580 1,171
Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam
April 12 1,240 1,776
April 13 1,530 1,759
April 14 1,520 1,784
April 15 1,520 1,775
April 16 1,520 1,759
April 17 1,530 1,759
April 18 1,530 1,759
Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake
April 12 1,329 1,257
April 13 1,258 1,785
April 14 1,192 1,804
April 15 1,370 1,547
April 16 862 1,464
April 17 2,968 1,777
April 18 1,354 1,738
Williamson River
below Sprague R. 2005 Avg.
April 20 865 1,920
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 8.1 9.4 86
Billie Creek Divide 5.2 14.9 35
Cedar Pass 17.3 16.8 103
Chemult Alternate .2 2.6 8
Cold Springs Camp 8.8 24.4 36
Dismal Swamp 29.8 27.0 110
Fourmile Lake 13.3 27.0 49
Sevenmile Marsh 18.0 26.1 69
Silver Creek .6 3.5 17
Strawberry .1 2.0 0
Taylor Butte 1.0 .9 111
Klamath Basin pct. of avg. 51
Goose Lake Basin pct. of avg. 96
Source: National Resource Conservation Service
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