Flows on American to slow a little........

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Project: Nimbus Dam

Please make the following release changes to the American River:


Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

02/24/2016 1800 7200 6900
02/24/2016 2300 6900 6600

02/25/2016 0400 6600 6300
02/25/2016 1800 6300 6050
02/25/2016 2300 6050 5800

02/26/2016 0400 5800 5550
02/26/2016 1800 5550 5300
02/26/2016 2300 5300 5050

02/27/2016 0400 5050 4900
02/27/2016 1700 4900 4800
02/27/2016 2000 4800 4700
02/27/2016 2300 4700 4600

Comment: Ramp down - storage management/flood control

Issued by: Randi Field

[Chukwithak]

So as stated earlier, this is mine, and my uncles first year fishing for steelhead. We never fisher the river, always went up and fished the smaller streams. We've probable put 10 days a peice in on the section just east of sunrise. Started when the flows were 800, caught our first fish with the flows at 1500, and have caught a couple more with the flows at 3k in the dirty water. This last week though in the couple of times we were out, we didn't even SEE a fish. So with the flows going up and coming back down, what can we expect? At what point do you say "the river is to high", and what other sections would you guys recommend? I'm swinging on a 1327.

Charlie