Lakes, rivers

Published Thursday December 29, 2005

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4,524.35 feet above sea level, and its storage was 95,760 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 2.23 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 35,730 a.f. from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4816.43 feet above sea level, and its storage was 32,391 a.f. The lake elevation was up 8.32 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 18,912 a.f. 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

Dec. 20 477 485

Dec. 21 501 480

Dec. 22 497 480

Dec. 23 493 481

Dec. 24 672 480

Dec. 25 1,890 478

Dec. 26 1,825 478

Klamath River at Keno Dam

Dec. 20 1,380 504

Dec. 21 1,690 504

Dec. 22 1,957 506

Dec. 23 2,301 505

Dec. 24 2,830 508

Dec. 25 2,622 569

Dec. 26 2,566 668

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

Dec. 20 1,780 929

Dec. 21 1,870 927

Dec. 22 1,920 926

Dec. 23 2,640 925

Dec. 24 3,960 927

Dec. 25 3,626 927

Dec. 26 3,403 927

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

Dec. 20 1,882 1,889

Dec. 21 1,905 831

Dec. 22 2,955 831

Dec. 23 3,301 1,534

Dec. 24 3,130 831

Dec. 25 4,103 127

Dec. 26 4,431 1,882

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