Information for Current Staff
Current Flows
- South Fork American River below Chili Bar – Table
- SFAR Most Recent Measurement – note: reports every 15 minutes, but sometimes displays readings from 30-90 minutes ago while erroneously claiming they are from minutes ago.
- SFAR below Kyburz
- SFAR below Slab Creek
- Middle Fork American River
- North Fork American River
- Billy Goat
- Evergreen
- Other Rivers via Dreamflows
River Resources
- Loon Lake – Spills at 6,418′ ~76,500 AF
- Ice House – Spills at 5,436.5 ft Nov-April 1, then April 2-15: 5,445 ft max , April 16-Oct: 5,447 ft max (April-Oct these are the maxes, but they can choose to spill earlier)
- Union Valley – Spills at 4,855 ft Nov-April 1, then April 2-15 4,865 ft max , April 16-Oct: 4,867 max (April-Oct these are the maxes, but they can choose to spill earlier if they wish by opening the Ogee gates)
- Slab Creek – Spills at 1,850′ ~13,350 AF
- Chili Bar – Spills at 997.5′ ~1,340 AF
- Folsom Lake Elevation – Tow not typically worth it below 425 feet
- Water year South Fork American River
- SFAR River Flow Agreement
- White Rock Estimator
Map Resources
- inReach Map
- CalFire Wildfire List or Map
- Local News/Rumors for Sierra Foothill events
- InciWeb – CA – Federal Incident Information, but prone to crash
- Smoke Map from Fires or Forecasts
Graphs – Courtesy of Dreamflows
South Fork American River
River Temperature South Fork American River
Middle Fork American River
Ladybug – Rubicon at Ellicott Bridge
Billy Goat – North Fork Cosumnes
Note: this gauge is 1 canyon south of Billy Goat.
While not an exact measurement (50cfs≠50cfs) it provides a relative comparison (↓10%=↓10%)
