Lakes, rivers

August 4, 2005

Lake levels

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4522.65 above sea level, and its storage was 67960 acre feet. The lake elevation was down from 0.73 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was down 11480 a.f. from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4815.32 above sea level, and its storage was 29510 a.f. The lake elevation was up 2.00 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 4912 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 26 1,170 640

July 27 1,060 623

July 28 1,160 752

July 29 1,050 78

July 30 993 748

July 31 945 692

Aug. 1 993 535

A Canal 2005 2004

July 26 750 795

July 27 750 810

July 28 750 819

July 29 720 805

July 30 720 810

July 31 740 825

Aug. 1 760 810

Klamath River at Keno Dam

July 26 619 337

July 27 624 344

July 28 623 347

July 29 615 351

July 30 617 320

July 31 620 314

Aug. 1 609 314

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

July 26 922 619

July 27: 922 619

July 28: 927 623

July 29: 932 623

July 30: 933 623

July 31: 930 615

Aug. 1: 1,010 610

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

July 26 -3,140 30

July 27 -425 380

July 28 386 167

July 29 -94 187

July 30 594 -197

July 31 194 112

Aug. 1 635 -58

Source: National Resource Conservation Service