Lakes, rivers

January 19, 2006

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4526.17 above sea level, and its storage was 129,070 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 3.85 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 66,080 acre-feet from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4825.3 feet above sea level, and its storage was 58,580 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 16.87 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 44,483 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 2006 2005

Jan. 10 5,010 666

Jan. 11 4,440 699

Jan. 12 3,350 685

Jan. 13 3,170 739

Jan. 14 3,470 688

Jan. 15 3,070 688

Jan. 16 3,200 702

Klamath River at Keno Dam

Jan. 10 6,010 572

Jan. 11 5,240 572

Jan. 12 4,340 627

Jan. 13 4,300 667

Jan. 14 4,350 673

Jan. 15 4,310 685

Jan. 16 4,320 685

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

Jan. 10 7,440 1,050

Jan. 11 6,770 1,050

Jan. 12 5,860 1,050

Jan. 13 5,240 1,050

Jan. 14 5,810 1,060

Jan. 15 5,510 1,050

Jan. 16 5,360 1,050

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

Jan. 10 3,064 1,411

Jan. 11 5,994 1,444

Jan. 12 2,961 685

Jan. 13 3,170 1,112

Jan. 14 7,755 1,060

Jan. 15 3,070 688

Jan. 16 2,810 1,447

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