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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The following was recently sent out by the Trinity
River Restoration Program. They can be reached at
530-623-1800.</FONT></DIV>
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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Frequently Asked
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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Winter Storms 2006</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">:<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
</B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">How big is this storm going to
be?</I></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A: The National Weather Service
provides rainfall and river flow storm predictions for the Trinity River at
Burnt Ranch and the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place> at Hoopa. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
predictions are updated twice daily. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place> at Burnt Ranch:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=BURC1">http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=BURC1</A></U>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place> at Hoopa</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=HOOC1">http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=HOOC1</A></U>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>What is the current streamflow?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Real-time stream flow information for
all rivers in <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> (including the
<st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>) can be obtained from one of the
following two websites:</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Data</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Exchange</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (CDEC): </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/rivcond.html">http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/rivcond.html</A></U>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> Geological
Survey (USGS):</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><A
href="http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/rt">http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/rt</A></U>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>What are the current conditions (inflow, outflow, AND STORAGE) at
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This information can be obtained from
the CDEC website at: <U><A
href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/res_CLE.html">http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/res_CLE.html</A></U>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>What is the current and scheduled flow releases from <st1:City
w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:City> Dam into the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>?</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Real-time flow releases are measured by
the U.S. Geological Survey and reported at <U><A
href="http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/uv?site_no=11525500">http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/uv?site_no=11525500</A></U>.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The annual release schedule
developed by the Trinity River Restoration Program to benefit Salmonid recovery
is posted at: <U><A
href="http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/trinsch.pdf">http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/trinsch.pdf</A></U>.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other scheduled releases, such as
for Safety of Dams, are posted at:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><U><A
href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryRES?lew">http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryRES?lew</A></U>
- then click on the "Get last month of data" button. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please note that Safety of Dams releases
are scheduled in response to storm events and typically have no more advance
warning than several days.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Scheduled release changes at
<st1:City w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:City> for the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place> can also be obtained from calling the "River Release
Recording" phone number.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The phone
message is updated daily, but only with the current release, and any "scheduled"
changes. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Scheduled" changes are
those officially transmitted by CVO, and therefore are usually only a couple of
days to several hours before changes are made depending on the circumstances.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The recording lists the Keswick
release for the Sacramento River first, so those interested in <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> releases need to wait for the Trinity
portion of the recording. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The phone
number is 530-246-7594.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Q:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The flooding caused trees and other woody debris to fall into the river
near my house. does the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Restoration Program plan to remove
the debris from the river? </SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Trinity River Restoration Program is
not responsible for removing woody debris from the river. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Private landowners and public land
management agencies make their own decisions about removing debris that might
impair public safety, threatens integrity of bridges or other structures, or
increase the likelihood of local flooding.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Fallen trees and bushes play an
important role in the juvenile life stages of fish in the river. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This large woody debris (LWD) provides
cover, shade, and structure for fish. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It also causes local scour that refreshes
gravel, and increases the number and size of pools or holes for fish to utilize
during low flow periods. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>LWD
contributes to the geomorphic processes that drive an alluvial river, sometime
causing the river to change course, resulting in the creation and maintenance of
the complex river habitats required by Chinook and Coho salmon and
steelhead.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>