SAN JOAQUIN RIVER FORECAST

This is the latest SAN JOAQUIN RIVER FORECAST, issued Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 09:20 AM.

The next forecast is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 03:00 PM.

ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS



South of the Merced River, conditions on the San Joaquin River, its tributaries and bypasses are as follows:

San Joaquin River release from Millerton Lake (MIL), 350 cubic feet per second.
Inflow to Mendota Pool (SJB), BRT cubic feet per second.
Release from Mendota Dam (MEN), 241 cubic feet per second.
Fresno River release from Hensley Lake (HID), 5 cubic feet per second.
Chowchilla River release from Eastman Lake (BUC), 5 cubic feet per second.


Conditions on the San Joaquin River, north of the Merced River are as follows: 

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NEAR NEWMAN
   8:00 AM STAGE: 50.5 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 50.5 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 63.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 69.4 FT, DANGER STAGE: 70.4 FT


SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NEAR PATTERSON
   8:00 AM STAGE: 33.1 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 33.1 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 48.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 54.7 FT, DANGER STAGE: 55.7 FT


SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NEAR VERNALIS
   8:00 AM STAGE: 10.6 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 10.6 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 24.5 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 29.0 FT, DANGER STAGE: 29.5 FT


SAN JOAQUIN RIVER AT MOSSDALE BRIDGE
   8:00 AM STAGE: 5.2 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 5.2 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 19.5 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 28.5 FT, DANGER STAGE: 27.2 FT



Conditions on the major tributaries of the San Joaquin River from the Merced River, north to the Cosumnes River are as follows: 

MERCED RIVER AT POHONO BRIDGE NEAR YOSEMITE
   8:00 AM STAGE: 2.4 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 2.4 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           FLOOD STAGE: 10.0 FT

Lake McSwain (MCS) release below New Exchequer Dam, 280 cubic feet per second.

MERCED RIVER NEAR STEVINSON
   8:00 AM STAGE: 58.2 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 58.2 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 67.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 71.0 FT

Tuolumne River release from La Grange (LGR) below Lake Don Pedro, 220 cubic feet per second.

TUOLUMNE RIVER AT MODESTO
   8:00 AM STAGE: 39.2 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 39.2 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 50.5 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 55.0 FT

Stanislaus River release from Goodwin Dam (GDW) below New Melones Reservoir, 1000 cubic feet per second.

STANISLAUS RIVER AT ORANGE BLOSSOM BRIDGE
   8:00 AM STAGE: 3.9 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 4.4 FT TUESDAY EVENING 
      THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 4.4 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 13.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 16.0 FT

Calaveras River release from New Hogan Dam (NHG), 20 cubic feet per second.
Mokelumne River release from Camanche Reservoir (CMN), 330 cubic feet per second.

MOKELUMNE RIVER NEAR THORNTON (BENSON'S FERRY)
   8:00 AM STAGE: 5.2 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 6.4 FT TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
      THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 4.0 FT TUESDAY NEAR MIDNIGHT 
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 6.2 FT WEDNESDAY MORNING 
      THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 6.2 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 12.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 17.0 FT


COSUMNES RIVER AT MICHIGAN BAR
   8:00 AM STAGE: 4.1 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 4.1 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 7.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 12.0 FT


COSUMNES RIVER NEAR MCCONNELL
   8:00 AM STAGE: 29.0 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 30.0 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
      THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 30.0 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 40.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 46.0 FT



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