Lower American R coming down a little - 1/21/17

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Please make the following release changes to the American River

Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)
01/21/2017 0800 30,000 25,000
01/21/2017 0900 25,000 20,000

01/22/2017 0800 20,000 18,650
01/22/2017 1000 18,650 17,300
01/22/2017 1200 17,300 16,000

01/23/2017 0800 16,000 15,000
01/23/2017 1000 15,000 14,000
01/23/2017 1200 14,000 13,000

01/24/2017 0800 13,000 12,300
01/24/2017 1000 12,300 11,600
01/24/2017 1200 11,600 11,000

01/25/2017 0800 11,000 10,500
01/25/2017 1000 10,500 10,000
01/25/2017 1200 10,000 9,500

01/26/2017 0800 9,500 9,100
01/26/2017 1000 9,100 8,700
01/26/2017 1200 8,700 8,300

01/27/2017 0800 8,300 8,000

Comment: Storage management

Issued by: P. Manza

[Grassgrower]

How is the clarity of the water on the American? I'm sure like everything else. Maybe fish-able by next week?

[winxp_man]

How is the clarity of the water on the American? I'm sure like everything else. Maybe fish-able by next week?

Between i5 and business 80 it's muddy maybe 12" viz at most I would.

[Sheepdog8404]

Almost there! Does anybody think they'll drop it even more? Forecast is showing the storm coming mid next week to be pretty weak. No more torrential downpours for now!

[hwchubb]

Down around 5 at the end of the week, but Natoma still has less than 12" visibility, river was about 8" in bright sun on Friday.

[STEELIES/26c3]

FORGET ABOUT IT coming down to 5000... AR is going back up to 7250 over next couple days and probably higher thereafter... depending on temps in the foothills.