[env-trinity] Trinity River Restoration Program Flow schedule

[Gutermuth, F.]

Trinity River Restoration Program flows for the spring release are set to
start on Saturday, 22 April 2017.
Flows will reach 11,000 cfs from Lewiston dam on 26 April as shown in the
graph below.

 A copy of daily average flows is included under the hydrograph. A pdf of
this handout is available on at: http://www.trrp.net/

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Best Regards -
Brandt



Brandt Gutermuth
Trinity River Restoration Program
530.623.1806 work





On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Tom Stokely <tstokely at att.net> wrote:

> On Friday, April 14, 2017 2:57 PM, Janet Sierzputowski <
> jsierzputowski at usbr.gov> wrote:
>
>
> [image: Reclamation News Release Header]
>
> *Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, Calif.*
> MP-17-067
> Media Contact: Russell Grimes, 916-978-5100, rwgrimes at usbr.gov
> For Immediate Release: April 14, 2017
> *Reclamation Announces 2017 Schedule for Release into Trinity River as
> Part of Restoration Program*
> WEAVERVILLE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that
> releases from Lewiston Dam into the Trinity River will increase on
> Saturday, April 22, and will reach approximately 11,000 cubic feet per
> second (cfs) by Wednesday, April 26. The peak flow will continue until
> Friday, April 28.
> Releases will decrease to 2,050 cfs on May 7 and ramp up to 5,400 cfs on
> May 10. The releases will start ramping down on June 4 until the summer
> base flow of 450 cfs is reached on August 11.
> People residing near the river or recreating on the river can expect river
> levels to increase and should take appropriate safety precautions.
> Landowners are advised to clear personal items from the floodplain prior to
> the releases.
> The December 2000 Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Record of
> Decision (ROD) created a plan for the restoration of the Trinity River and
> its fish and wildlife populations. The Program’s restoration strategy
> includes four different restoration elements, two of which include
> increased releases to the river and sediment management. Flow regimes link
> two essential purposes deemed necessary to restore and maintain the Trinity
> River’s fishery resources: (1) flows to provide physical fish habitat
> (i.e., appropriate depths and velocities, and suitable temperature regimes
> for anadromous salmonids) and (2) flows to restore the riverine processes
> that create and maintain the structural integrity and spatial complexity of
> the fish habitats. More information on the Trinity River ROD can be found
> at www.trrp.net/background/rod/.
> The releases for this “extremely wet” 2017 water year will result in an
> annual total volume of 815,000 acre-feet. The releases meet “extremely wet”
> water year objectives of the ROD and efficiently promote additional
> geomorphic change in the river by increasing hydrologic variability.
> A daily schedule of flow releases is available at
> www.trrp.net/restore/flows/current*/*, and the public may subscribe to
> automated notifications (via phone or email) of Trinity River release
> changes. The flow release schedule is posted at the Trinity River
> Restoration Program office, located at 1313 South Main Street, Weaverville.
> For additional information, please contact Kevin Held at 530-623-1809 (TTY
> 800-877-8339) or kheld at usbr.gov or visit www.trrp.net.
> # # #
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