American River dropping to 2500

[STEELIES/26c3]

Plot of Reservoir, Scheduled Release

Date / Time REL SCH
2018-04-23 01:00 2500.0 CFS
2018-04-23 00:00 2600.0 CFS
2018-04-22 23:00 2700.0 CFS
2018-04-22 22:00 2800.0 CFS
2018-04-22 21:00 2900.0 CFS
2018-04-22 01:00 3000.0 CFS
2018-04-22 00:00 3100.0 CFS
2018-04-21 23:00 3200.0 CFS
2018-04-21 22:00 3300.0 CFS
2018-04-21 21:00 3400.0 CFS
2018-04-21 01:00 3500.0 CFS
2018-04-21 00:00 3600.0 CFS
2018-04-20 23:00 3700.0 CFS
2018-04-20 22:00 3800.0 CFS
2018-04-20 21:00 3900.0 CFS
2018-04-20 01:00 4000.0 CFS
2018-04-20 00:00 4100.0 CFS
2018-04-19 23:00 4200.0 CFS
2018-04-19 22:00 4300.0 CFS
2018-04-19 21:00 4400.0 CFS
2018-04-19 01:00 4500.0 CFS
2018-04-19 00:00 4600.0 CFS
2018-04-18 23:00 4700.0 CFS
2018-04-18 22:00 4800.0 CFS
2018-04-18 21:00 4900.0 CFS
2018-04-18 01:00 5000.0 CFS

[Sheepdog8404]

How long do you think these flows will persist?

[STEELIES/26c3]

How long do you think these flows will persist?

April 23 it hits 2500cfs

It looks like DWR is trying to keep Folsom Lake right around 75-78% of capacity.

That percentage will drop as we approach and move through summer and into fall.

The water coming in to Folsom should stabilize after Thursday's rain in the mountains but will come in steadily and/or decreasingly until temperatures rise and the snow melts more rapidly.

I wouldn't be surprised if flows on the river went back up but I'm thinking we'll be at 2500 for a few weeks until the snow really starts melting and then flows may come up a bit say maybe 3500-5000 max. There definitely won't be any more 10,000 cfs flows until next winter.

Of course, I'm not an expert so I could be off but history usually repeats itself and snow pack, run off, lake level and river flow, are all measurable and fairly predictable...

Though California is not back in a drought pattern, 2018 snow pack totals are still below average so the river will flow accordingly.