Stunning statistic

[DEVOREFLYER]

This is a stunning statistic but not a surprise. When +85% of the water that flows into the California Delta goes to the ocean it's no small wonder were have droughts. We would rather build a not so fast over budget train than build water storage. Gotta save the Smelt.

[DockRat]

They are dumping a lot. My brother is moving up to Trinity Lake. 3rd largest in Ca. He always talks about the water they dump.

Trinity Lake Report

6/4/16 - Outflows continue to slowly ramp down. Inflows from snowmelt and the replenished springshave dropped off, so the lake is receding. With the warming days, inflows should be rising, but they're not. And that is because there is far less snow in the Trinity River drainage above the dam than they forecast. Wet year?

The lake is down to 2,291', 79' from the spillway. Trinity Center ramp is about at the end of its usability - be careful if you use it. You'll be in the mud.

The lake has likely peaked for the year. It is down to 56% of capacity, but it has fallen to 65% of its historical average for the date. In other words, they are dumping the lake faster than "average" because the average for the date is declining. By contrast, Shasta Lake is STILL 91% full, well over 100% of its historical average for the date, but it is starting down now, too, this early in the season.

In a "wet" year, they dump about 62 feet of lake elevation down the river for their failed "restoration" project. This doesn't count the water they send down the river for the "boat dance," the "avoid-a-fish-kill-on-my-watch," the Humboldt 50,000 af "take," or any other special interest group nonsense in August. In a "normal" year, the dump is about 56 feet. In "extremely wet" years, the dump is 74 feet, in "dry" years (like 2015), the dump is 37 feet, and in "critically dry" years, it is 32 feet.

How low our lake actually gets with the dwindling snowpack now depends on how much they actually send over to the Central Valley. They have committed very little water to he San Joaquin farmers (because they are wasting so much down the river.) Most of the fish dump occurs before, and early in, boating season.

Here is a graph of historic lake elevation, updated to show spillway and Trinity Center ramp elevations. Last winter's low-water mark occurred on Nov 21, 2014 and then the lake rose about 83'. The Dec 8, 2015 low-water mark was the third lowest ever, the prior two being 1977 and 1992. (The gaps in the line on the graph are due to missing or bad data in the state's database.)

The Bureau has published a proposed Draft Plan to make the fall flows permanent. The plan has many comments showing that it is not based on any authorizing legislation and is not based on science. It violates California water law. (See information below about the Draft Long-Term Plan.)

http://northtrinitylake.com

[DockRat]

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