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Russian River Water Update 10/23/23

A view of the Coyote Valley Dam, featuring flowing water and grassy surroundings, taken by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Image from article linked below.

Courthouse News: Biologist asks judge to limit California [Coyote Valley] dam’s impact on endangered salmon, 10/17/23

 

Reservoir Storage & Operations:

Water supply information provided by Sonoma Water (more info here).

Current water storage data for Lakes Mendocino, Pillsbury, and Sonoma, with 7-day changes noted.
The graph shows water storage levels at Lake Pillsbury between October 2016 and September 2023, indicating storage percentages for various years.
Lake Mendocino storage graph
Lake Sonoma storage graph
Lake_Pillsbury_Storage_10-21-23.pdfLake_Mendocino_Storage_10-23-23.pdfLake_Sonoma_Storage_10-23-23.pdf

 

 

Russian River Water Forum Updates

The Water Rights & Water Management Working Group met twice last week to discuss development of an outreach and education presentation. More information is available on the Water Forum’s website: https://russianriverwaterforum.org/

Russian River Water Forum logo

 

 

Data collaborative offering webinar on landscape water budgets

The crucial data needed for calculating accurate landscape water budgets will be discussed at this month’s California Data Collaborative online workshop. The webinar will be Thursday, Oct. 26. It will cover different data sources, how the different sources can be used to calculate water budgets, and best practices.

 

In the press:

 

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