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Weekly water report

Herald and News April 21, 2011

The elevation of Upper Klamath Lake was 4,143.08 feet on Wednesday.

Lake levels have hovered near that level since the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released water April 1.

The A Canal was flowing at a rate of 207 cubic feet per second on Tuesday, up from 158 cfs last week. On Wednesday, the Williamson River was flowing at a rate of 2,000 cfs, which is 102 percent of the long-term average for the date.

Clear Lake’s elevation was 4,527.1 feet on Friday, with 147,090 acre-feet of storage. Flows are currently 0 cfs. Gerber Reservoir’s elevation was 4,826.2 feet Sunday, with 61,500 acre-feet of storage. Flows there are at 0 cfs.

The National Weather Service is reporting that since Sept. 30, the end of the 2010 water year, Klamath Falls has received 8.85 inches of precipitation.