The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is closely monitoring Oroville reservoir levels and current forecasts. Due to storms expected in the Feather River basin, DWR is taking steps to prepare for use of the main spillway potentially as early as the first week of April. DWR is following its standard process of notifying regulatory agencies, local law enforcement and local...
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As boat owners prep for the season, it’s time to dust off the boat’s insurance policy and grab a magnifying glass to read the fine print. Unlike auto or homeowner’s insurance, recreational boat insurance has distinct coverages that can perplex boaters and leave them scratching their heads. What do you need to know? Boat Owners Association of The United States...
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Here are the latest reservoir and water conditions, curated from the Department of Water Resources website, the Desert Research Institute, and others. Please go to the following link for more reports for this week: https://https://mavensnotebook.com/2019/03/25/reservoir-and-water-conditions-for-march-25/ ...
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Clarifying Effects of Environmental Protections on Freshwater Flows to—and Water Exports from—the San Francisco Bay Estuary: Gregory J. Reis, Jeanette K. Howard, and Jonathan A. Rosenfield DOI: https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2019v17iss1art1 The Relative Importance of Agricultural and Wetland Habitats to Waterbirds in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta of California: David Shuford, Matthew E. Reiter, Kristin A. Sesser, Catherine M. Hickey, and Gregory H. Golet DOI: https://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2019v17iss1art2 Diets of...
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The rains and scattered showers have kept the Lower Trinity in a state of high and milky water. The upper sections of the river are in good shape for fishing. Most of the native fish have spawned out and started their migration down river. Most of the creeks in the upper river are running at a good level and allowing...
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Compared to counting adult salmon returning to rivers to spawn, counting their offspring is a lot harder than you might expect. Not only can a few adult salmon produce thousands of offspring, the tools that we use to count baby salmon also come with their own sets of challenges. The essential conundrum is that, unlike adult salmon, we cannot feasibly...
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