A network of stream gages record and telemeter river stage information. Flow measurements by field crews help calibrate and confirm calculations. Data from stream gage telemetry requires careful consideration as field conditions and equipment malfunctions can provide erroneous readings. A more accurate assessment of actual flow rates requires a review of the flow record and processing to account for actual conditions. This Quality Assurance Quality Control flow data is available on the Data Download page.
Flow Status
February 6, 2012: 12:00 noon: Combined Interim Flow and riparian diversion releases from Friant Dam increased to 350 cfs.
January 22, 2012, 9:00 pm: Combined Interim Flow and riparian diverter releases from Friant Dam increased to 285 cfs as operators were made aware that the powerplant issues were not fixed. 285 cfs is the maximum release from the two 18" valves at Friant Dam. Otherwise one large valve releases 460 cfs.
January 22, 2012, 3:00 pm: Combined Interim Flow and riparian diverter releases from Friant Dam decreased to 250 cfs in anticipation of the powerplant issues being fixed.
January 22, 2012, 8:00 am: Combined Interim Flow and riparian diverter releases from Friant Dam increased to 460 cfs to compensate for the previous evening's decrease.
January 21, 2012, 10:00 pm: Combined Interim Flow and riparian diverter releases from Friant Dam decreased to 195 cfs due to a power failure at the Friant Dam powerplant.
January 17, 2012: Interim Flow and riparian diverter release from Friant Dam increased to 350 cfs.
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November 11, 2011: Interim Flow releases stopped below Sack Dam.
November 10, 2011: Interim Flow release from Sack Dam increased to 80 cfs.
November 6, 2011: 10:00 am: Interim Flow and riparian diverter release from Friant Dam decreased to 0 cfs.
October 27, 2011: Interim Flow release from Sack Dam increased to 50 cfs.
October 21, 2011: 10:00 am: Interim Flow and riparian diverter release from Friant Dam decreased to 350 cfs.
October 11, 2011: 10:00 am: Interim Flow and riparian diverter release from Friant Dam increased to 700 cfs.
July 16, 2011: 8:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 350 cfs for Interim Flows and riparian diversions.
July 15, 2011: 7:30 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 650 cfs.
July 15, 2011: 3:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 1000 cfs.
July 15, 2011: 1:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 1500 cfs.
July 15, 2011:7:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 2000 cfs.
July 14, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 3000 cfs.
July 13, 2011: 4:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 2500 cfs.
July 13, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 2000 cfs.
July 13, 2011: 6:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam is re-established at 1000 cfs.
July 12, 2011: 11:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam terminated. Release is 350 cfs.
July 12, 2011: 10:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 1500 cfs.
July 12, 2011: 7:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 2000 cfs.
July 12, 2011: 4:30 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 3000 cfs.
July 12, 2011: 2:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 3500 cfs.
July 11, 2011: 9:30 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 4000 cfs.
July 11, 2011: 6:30 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 4500 cfs.
July 11, 2011: 8:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 5000 cfs.
July 10, 2011: 1:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 6000 cfs. Flow over the spillway stopped.
July 9, 2011: 1:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 7000 cfs. Estimated flow over the spillway at the time was 520 cfs.
July 7, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 6750 cfs. Estimated flow over the spillway as of July 7 at 2pm was 1100 cfs.
July 7, 2011: 11:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 6500 cfs.
July 7, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 6000 cfs.
July 7, 2011: 2:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 5500 cfs. Estimated flow over the spillway is 850 cfs as of the morning of July 7.
July 6, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 5000 cfs.
July 6, 2011: 11:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 4500 cfs. Estimated flow over the spillway at the time was 600 cfs.
July 5, 2011: 3:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 4000 cfs.
July 5, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 3500 cfs.
July 2, 2011: 4:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 2500 cfs.
June 28, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 3500 cfs.
June 28, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 4000 cfs.
June 27, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 4500 cfs.
June 24, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 5000 cfs.
June 23, 2011: 3:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam decreased to 5500 cfs.
June 21, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 6000 cfs.
June 20, 2011: 4:00 pm: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 5500 cfs.
June 18, 2011: 9:00 am: Flood release from Friant Dam increased to 5000 cfs.
June 17, 2011: 9:00 am: Flow released from Friant Dam increased to 4500 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 15, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flow released from Friant Dam increased to 3500 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 9, 2011: 9:00 am: Flow released from Friant Dam increased to 2900 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 6, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 2400 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 5, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 2500 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 4, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 2600 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 3, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 2700 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
June 2, 2011: 2:00 pm:
Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 2800 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
May 12, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 2900 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
May 11, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 3100 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
May 10, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 3300 cfs. Releases controlled by flood.
May 9, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam decreased to 3500 cfs. Releases controlled by flood concerns.
May 8, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam controlled by flood space decreased to 3700 cfs.
May 7, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam controlled by flood decreased to 3900 cfs.
May 6, 2011: 12:00: Flow released from Friant Dam controlled by flood releases decreased to 4100 cfs.
May 5, 2011: 12:00 noon: Flow released from Friant Dam controlled by flood space decreased to 4300 cfs.
April 28, 2011: 9:00 am: Flow released from Friant Dam controlled by flood space decreased to 4500 cfs.
April 26, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flow released from Friant Dam controlled by flood space decreased to 5300 cfs.
April 20, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flows released from Friant Dam decreased to 6100 cfs for flood releases.
April 8, 2011: 4:30 pm: Flows released from Friant Dam decreased to 6500 cfs controlled by flood conservation space concerns. 750 cfs of flood releases was added to the Madera Canal for a total of 1000 cfs of flood in the Madera Canal.
April 4, 2011: 8:30 am: Flows released from Friant Dam decreased to 7250 cfs for flood releases. 250 cfs was routed through Madera Canal to Ash and Berenda Slough to the Eastside Bypass.
March 31, 2011: 12:00 pm: Flows released from Friant Dam increased to 7500 cfs for flood releases.
March 28, 2011: 8:30 am: Flows released from Friant Dam increased to 7000 cfs for flood releases.
March 25, 2011: 3:00 pm: Flows released from Friant Dam increased to 6000 cfs for flood releases.
March 24, 2011: 10:30 am: Flows released from Friant Dam increased to 5000 cfs for flood releases.
March 23, 2011: 5:00 pm: Flows at Friant increased to 4000 cfs for flood releases.
March 21, 2011: 2:00 pm: Flows at Friant increased to 2500 cfs for flood releases.
March 10, 2011: Interim Flows below Mendota Dam increased to 50 cfs as threshold constraint lifted.
March 7, 2011: Interim Flows below Mendota Dam decreased to 0 cfs for MW-10-75 thresholds.
March 4, 2011: 9:00 am: Flows at Friant increased to 700 cfs for Interim Flow releases.
February 1, 2011: 8:30 am: Flows at Friant decreased to 200 cfs for Interim Flow releases.
January 27, 2011: 9:00 am: Flows at Friant decreased to 700 cfs for flood releases.
January 24, 2011: 10:30am: Flows at Friant decreased to 1150 cfs for flood releases.
January 14, 2011: Flows at Friant decreased to 1850 cfs for flood releases.
January 11, 2011: Flows at Friant decreased to 3000 cfs for flood releases.
January 4, 2011: Flows at Friant increased to 6000 cfs for flood releases.
December 30, 2010: Flows at Friant increased to 4000 cfs for flood releases.
December 1, 2010: Flows at Friant reduced to only riparian demands.
November 22, 2010: Flows at Friant reduced to 310 cfs due to O'Neil pumping and maintenance
November 15, 2010, 3:00 pm: Flows at Friant increased to 700 cfs for fall pulse
October 26, 2010: Flows reached Washington Road
October 20, 2010: Flows below Sack Dam resumed.
October 13, 2010 1:00 pm: Flows at Friant decreased to 350 cfs
October 7, 2010 1:00 pm: Flows at Friant increased to 375 cfs to adjust for increased riparian diversions
Interim Flow Constraints
Groundwater level threshold adjacent to the Eastside Bypass
Please see the Daily Evaluation of Flow and Seepage Constraints for more detailed daily updates regarding Seepage Hotline Calls and groundwater levels in priority wells.
Next Anticipated Flow Change
The next anticipated flow change is on February 6, 2012 to 350 cfs or more to release the quantity of water which would have been released in the absence of the Friant Dam powerplant power issue.
Please see the Flow Scheduling page for more information on how Friant and Mendota Dam releases are chosen.
Gaging Station Updates
The water level recorder cable in MW-09-89 rusted through and recorded a sudden drop in groundwater level on 10/27/2011. The cable was re-measured and adjusted on CDEC on 10/31/2011 at 15:00 hours.
SJRRP staff manually measure at gage locations to verify and adjust rating curves. Posted results provide provisional estimates subject to revision during review and finalization.