Lakes, rivers

October 21, 2005

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Wednesday at 4521.83 above sea level, and its storage was 55,870 acre feet. The lake elevation was down from 0.08 of a foot from a year earlier, and the storage was down 1,120 a.f. from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Wednesday at 4807.49 above sea level, and its storage was 12,322 a.f. The lake elevation was up 1.62 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 2,844 a.f. from a year earlier.

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

Oct. 13 885 421

Oct. 14 843 425

Oct. 15 815 608

Oct. 16 815 486

Oct. 17 756 536

Oct. 18 815 421

Oct. 19 900 481

Klamath River at A Canal

Oct. 13 320 0

Oct. 14 0 0

Oct. 15 0 0

Oct. 16 0 0

Oct. 17 0 0

Oct. 18 0 0

Oct. 19 0 0

Klamath River at Keno Dam

Oct. 13 1,050 278

Oct. 14 923 277

Oct. 15 814 276

Oct. 16 871 279

Oct. 17 884 433

Oct. 18 935 462

Oct. 19 984 535

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

Oct. 13 1,360 918

Oct. 14 1,360 919

Oct. 15 1,350 920

Oct. 16 1,350 920

Oct. 17 1,350 924

Oct. 18 1,350 916

Oct. 19 1,350 914

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

Oct. 13 872 1,409

Oct. 14 -1,811 -563

Oct. 15 2,138 608

Oct. 16 2,146 815

Oct. 17 1,089 -781

Oct. 18 815 1,409

Oct. 19 567 -835

Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Water Resources Department.