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Lakes, rivers
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Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was
estimated Monday at 4,523.24 feet above sea level, with storage at 77,190
acre-feet, down 53,220 acre-feet from a year ago.
Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated
Monday at 4,811.87 feet above sea level, with storage at 21,264 acre-feet, down
28,412 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
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March 22 282 700
March 23 285 786
March 24 286 1,025
March 25 286 1,251
March 26 285 1,060
March 27 283 1,611
March 28 287 1,620
Klamath River at Keno Dam
March 22 273 1,287
March 23 391 1,197
March 24 438 1,413
March 25 438 1,485
March 26 556 870
March 27 494 1,623
March 28 341 1,899
Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam
March 22 822 2,218
March 23 815 2,208
March 24 811 2,199
March 25 811 2,208
March 26 813 2,199
March 27 842 2,208
March 28 872 2,208
Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake
March 22 3,014 2,651
March 23 1,847 2,737
March 24 1,067 2.585
March 25 676 2,422
March 26 -105 2,621
March 27 -108 2,391
March 28 4,194 2,400
Williamson River
below Sprague R. 2005 Avg.
March 28 873 1,580
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 10.5 13.3 79
Billie Creek Divide 3.6 21.7 17
Cedar Pass 17.6 19.1 92
Chemult Alternate .6 5.7 11
Cold Springs Camp 6.3 28.3 22
Diamond Lake .2 14.8 1
Dismal Swamp 26.0 28.5 91
Fourmile Lake 11.2 30.5 37
Quartz Mountain 0 8 0
Sevenmile Marsh 14.7 30.3 49
Silver Creek 6.8 8.1 84
Strawberry .6 4.3 14
Taylor Butte 4.4 3.2 138
Klamath Basin pct. of avg. 36
Goose Lake Basin pct. of avg. 83
Source: National Resource Conservation Service