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Weekly water report
Herald and News July 7, 2011
The elevation of
Upper Klamath Lake was 4,142 feet on Wednesday.
The lake exceeded a
biological opinion minimum requiring it be at 4,140.5
feet by the end of June.
By the end of July
the lake level must be at least 4,139.3 feet.
The A Canal was
flowing at a rate of 816 cubic feet per second (cfs) on
Monday, the most recent data available.
On Wednesday, the
Williamson River was flowing at a rate of 936 cfs, which
is 144 percent of
the long term average for the date.
Clear Lake’s
elevation was 4,528.73 feet on Thursday, the most recent
data available, with 179,910 acre-feet of storage.
Gerber Reservoir’s
elevation was 4,828.26 feet Thursday, with 68,384
acre-feet of storage.
The National Weather
Service is reporting that since Sept. 30, the end of the
2010 water year, Klamath Falls has received 10.36 inches
of precipitation, which is 94 percent of the historical
average.
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