L American R going down now.....2/12/17

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Please make the following release changes to the American River

Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

02/12/2017 2200 70,000 65,000

02/13/2017 0300 65,000 60,000

02/13/2017 0800 60,000 55,000


Comment: Flood control

Issued by: J. Sandberg

[hwchubb]

Should be back in shape any day now...

[STEELIES/26c3]

yah, sure.... 'any day' in mid to late March

[Mark Kranhold]

Don't get your hopes up! They're calling for 3.16 inches of rain up at my house in Rescue on Monday

[tascaso]

That'll change the plans for flood control and open up the flow again.

[hwchubb]

Was kidding about the any day now thing...

It wouldn't surprise me if we don't see clear water and fishable levels until shad time. I'm intrigued to see how these flows have changed the river - flows were higher in 97, but I don't recall it being this high for this long, and created some major changes. Think we'll have a new river this spring!

[STEELIES/26c3]

I figured sarcasm....

Yes, this is the longest period of continuous, high flows I've ever witnessed on the Lower AR... Nothing like this has occurred in the POST-dam era...

Indeed, we will have a much changed and improved river.

[Troutsource]

Goodbye squawfish and pikeminnows?

[JasonB]

Goodbye squawfish and pikeminnows?

You mean "Golden Bonefish" and "Whitewater Tarpon"? ... the horror!

[tascaso]

Should be well scoured and clean as a whistle come time for the lower flows.