Lakes, rivers

Friday, July 29, 2005 12:17 AM PDT

Published Friday July 29, 2005

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Wednesday at 4523.06 above sea level, and its storage was 74330 acre feet. The lake elevation was down from 0.69 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was down 11190 a.f. from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Wednesday at 4816.02 above sea level, and its storage was 31314 a.f. The lake elevation was up from 1.98 feet a year earlier, and the storage was up 4988 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

July 21 1,030 699

July 22 1,090 832

July 23 938 M

July 24 M M

July 25 M 790

July 26 1,170 640

July 27 1,160 623

Klamath River at Keno Dam

July 21 624 430

July 22 649 427

July 23 627 M

July 24 M M

July 25 M 420

July 26 619 337

July 27 624 344

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

July 21 920 610

July 22 924 610

July 23 918 M

July 24 M M

July 25 M 610

July 26 922 619

July 27 922 619

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

July 21 -114 400

July 22 -92 -118

July 23 -2,967 147

July 24 4,130 83

July 25 3,244 556

July 26 -3,140 30

July 27 -425 380

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