US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION YAKIMA PROJECT SYSTEM STATUS AT 06:00, Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 FOREBAY TOTAL PERCENT RESERVOIR RESERVOIR RESERVOIR ELEVATION CONTENT CAPACITY CAPACITY INFLOW RELEASES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FB AF AF % CFS CFS Keechelus 2449.50 31590. 157800. 20. 175. 95. Kachess 2212.80 55940. 239000. 23. 127. 17. Cle Elum 2135.17 52381. 436900. 12. 337. 186. Bumping 3399.43 6901. 33970. 20. 106. 128. Rimrock 2835.90 37910. 198000. 19. 199. 63. Clear Cr 3011.40 TOTALS 184722. 1065400. 17. 944. 489. IRRIGATION DIVERSIONS RIVER FLOWS --------------------- CFS ----------- CFS Kittitas 0. Yakima River at Easton 269. Roza 0. Teanaway River at Forks 115. Yakima-Tieton 0. Yakima River near Horlick 720. Wapato 0. Yakima River near Umtanum 1056. Sunnyside 0. Yakima River blw Roza Dam 525. MAJOR USERS TOTAL 0. Naches River nr. Clf'Dell 362. Tieton Rvr belw Cnl Hdwks 82. Westside 0. Naches River near Naches 547. Naches-Selah 0. Yakima River near Parker 1773. OTHERS ABOVE PARKER 200. Yakima River near Prosser 958. TOTAL ABOVE PARKER 200. ---------------------------- Kennewick 0. OTHER CANAL DIVERSIONS Wapatox 0. Roza at Headworks 521. Generating 5.6MW, 1.5 panels down. Chandler 1390. Generating 12.2MW. UNREGULATED TRIBUTARY & RETURN FLOW ABOVE PARKER 1484. CFS OPERATIONAL COMMENTS: Storage is 35.1% of average (1991, 2020). --------------------- Precipitation at the five reservoirs for JAN. 1 to date is 9.55 inches, or 50% of average and 24% of the months average. Precipitation for the Water Year (OCT01 to JAN15) is 91.55 inches, or 80% of average. The Mountains will be cloudy with a chance of rain and snow, windy. Highs in the lower 30's. Snow Level near 4000 FT. The valleys will be cloudy becoming mostly sunny, patchy freezing fog this morning. Highs near 40 degrees. Winds light and variable. Kittitas County will see gusty winds today. Expect colder overnight lows, teens possible into the weekend! For the complete forecast go to http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt/. No System changes expected. NRCS Snotel, SWE for the Upper yakima Basin are reporting 103% of average and Naches Basin sites are at 113% of average. For further information contact the River Operator at 509-573-8112 or go to https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/yakima. The next River Ops meeting at YFO and via Teams, FEB. 06 at 10:30 AM. Have a great day!!!!!:>) (STATUS Updated - 16-Jan-2025 08:39:32)