Published Thursday May 25, 2006

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4532.431 above sea level, and its storage was 256,460 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 7.48 of a foot from a year earlier, and the storage was up 152,230 acre-feet from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4835.22 above sea level, and its storage was 93,578 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up 14.63 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 49,517 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

May 16 3,120 3,210

May 17 2,910 2,960

May 18 2,920 3,450

May 19 3,170 3,130

May 20 3,320 2,600

May 21 3,050 3,080

May 22 3,590 3,020

A Canal 2006 2005

May 16 840 221

May 17 840 231

May 18 860 221

May 19 860 200

May 20 870 225

May 21 835 257

May 22 798 257

Klamath River at Keno Dam

May 16 2,630 3,380

May 17 2,590 4,410

May 18 2,590 4,590

May 19 2,870 3,680

May 20 3,150 3,250

May 21 3,090 3,210

May 22 2,890 3,230

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

May 16 3,200 4,080

May 17 2,970 4,660

May 18 2,910 5,380

May 19 3,090 5,080

May 20 3,610 4,780

May 21 3,560 4,510

May 22 3,350 4,220

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

May 16 3,569 4,603

May 17 3,750 456

May 18 4,171 2,499

May 19 2,465 5,674

May 20 4,581 3,606

May 21 3,103 3,337

May 22 2,214 4,058

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