Lakes, rivers

January 12, 2006

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4,525.83 above sea level, and its storage was 122,610 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 3.22 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 55,260 acre-feet from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4822.81 above sea level, and its storage was 50,761 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 14.44 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 36,781 acre-feet 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

Jan. 3 5,700 488

Jan. 4 4,800 488

Jan. 5 5,780 487

Jan. 6 6,010 626

Jan. 7 5,960 629

Jan. 8 5,830 668

Jan. 9 5,580 595

Klamath River at Keno Dam

Jan. 3 7,530 506

Jan. 4 7,530 553

Jan. 5 6,690 549

Jan. 6 7,030 547

Jan. 7 7150 564

Jan. 8 6,740 572

Jan. 9 6,450 573

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

Jan. 3 11,100 1,040

Jan. 4 9,370 1,040

Jan. 5 9,150 1,040

Jan. 6 8,590 1,040

Jan. 7 8,710 1,040

Jan. 8 8,200 1,040

Jan. 9 8,150 1,040

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

Jan. 3 5,310 1,977

Jan. 4 6,359 860

Jan. 5 5,780 487

Jan. 6 5,231 999

Jan. 7 4,011 1,746

Jan. 8 3,882 1,785

Jan. 9 3,242 1,712

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