[env-trinity] TMC recommended Trinity River High Flow Releases

[Byron Leydecker]

Hello everyone,

 

The official water year designation for the Trinity River is "wet." The
water allocation for restoration related flow releases associated with a wet
water year is 701,000 acre-feet. 

 

The high flow release schedule for the Trinity River as recommended by the
Trinity Management Council (TMC) is as follows: the flow releases will begin
increasing on April 22, 2011, reaching a peak release of 11,000 cubic feet
per second (cfs) on May 4.  These peak flows will be held for a period of 3
days, and then decreased to 4,500 cfs by May 9. After that date, releases
will be gradually decreased to a 450 cfs summer base-flow by August 1. A
daily flow schedule is attached.

 

The Bureau of Reclamation, who has final authority over the flow releases,
is currently considering the TMC recommended releases and is expected to
make a determination early next week. The public should take appropriate
safety precautions whenever river flows are high.  Landowners are advised to
clear personal items and debris from the floodplain prior to the releases.

 

Andreas Krause

Trinity River Restoration Program

Phone: 530-623-1800

Email: akrause at usbr.gov

Website: www.trrp.net <http://www.trrp.net/> 

 

 

Byron Leydecker

Chair, Friends of Trinity River

PO Box 2327

Mill Valley, CA 94942-2327

415 383 4810 land

415 519 4810 mobile

bwl3 at comcast.net

bleydecker at stanfordalumni.org (secondary)

http://www.fotr.org <http://fotr.org/>  

 

 

 

 

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