Lakes, rivers

June 23, 2005

Lake levels

Clear Lake - The surface elevation of Clear Lake as of Monday, June 20 was 4,524.39 above sea level, and its storage

was 96,460 acre feet. The lake elevation was down from 0.73 feet a year earlier, and the storage was down 12990 acre feet.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir as of Monday, June 20 was 4819.95 above sea level, and its storage was 42185 acre feet. The lake elevation was up from 1.58 feet a year earlier, and the storage was up 4509 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

June 14 1,440 1,054

June 15 1,410 1,379

June 16 1,430 1,735

June 17 1,270 1,312

June 18 1,240 1,306

June 19 1,240 1,053

June 20 1,330 1,062

Klamath River at Keno Dam

June 14 1,000 823

June 15 1,010 1,026

June 16 1,000 1,060

June 17 1,000 988

June 18 1,000 826

June 19 1,000 555

June 20 1,010 515

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

June 14 1,210 1,013

June 15 1,210 1,001

June 16 1,220 864

June 17 1,130 810

June 18 1,110 805

June 19 1,120 805

June 20 1,120 805

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

June 14 1,975 535

June 15 393 512

June 16 -2,282 488

June 17 1,063 486

June 18 1,809 478

June 19 3,153 229

June 20 1,156 249

Williamson River below Sprague R. 2005 Avg.

June 22 612 713

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