Lake levels

December 22, 2005

Clear Lake - Clear Lake's surface elevation was estimated Monday at 4522.2 above sea level, and its storage was 61,210 acre-feet. The lake elevation was up .07 of a foot from a year earlier, and the storage was up 1,030 a.f. from a year earlier.

Gerber Reservoir - The surface elevation of Gerber Reservoir was estimated Monday at 4,810.17 above sea level, and its storage was 17,587 a.f. The lake elevation was up 2.16 feet from a year earlier, and the storage was up 4,298 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. 13 225 302

Dec. 14 225 309

Dec. 15 1,070 312

Dec. 16 871 314

Dec. 17 815 317

Dec. 18 1,170 314

Dec. 19 1,170 435

Klamath River at Keno Dam

Dec. 13 342 392

Dec. 14 771 309

Dec. 15 1,172 610

Dec. 16 1,162 478

Dec. 17 1,104 474

Dec. 18 1,170 468

Dec. 19 1,114 432

Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam

Dec. 13 1,330 1,660

Dec. 14 1,340 1,520

Dec. 15 1,340 1,390

Dec. 16 1,340 1,250

Dec. 17 1,340 1,140

Dec. 18 1,340 1,070

Dec. 19 1,433 938

Net inflow to Upper Klamath Lake

Dec. 13 -828 302

Dec. 14 -2,229 1,361

Dec. 15 4,577 1,715

Dec. 16 871 1,366

Dec. 17 1,166 1,370

Dec. 18 2,223 1,370

Dec. 19 2,574 1,488

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