instream flow

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Instream flow is the use of water within its natural watercourse as specified in a contract, a water rights permit, a court order, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license, or other documentation.

Instream flows support natural ecosystems, create habitat for plants and animals, and may provide additional benefits including recreation.

PRESS RELEASE: Water Board promises Klamath/Trinity River water hearing after protests and testimony from Tribal communities at Bay Delta Plan hearing
CDFW: Functional flows: Working with nature’s rhythm to keep California’s rivers healthy
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Keeping water instream: The promise and challenges of Section 1707
PRESS RELEASE: Despite New Water Rules, One of the Klamath’s Most Important Tributaries, the Scott River, Is Running Dry
DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: Scott river has dried up. Critics say the state should do more to protect its salmon; CA rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave; DWR completes major rehabilitation of Oroville Dam’s River Valve Outlet System; The Colorado River nears a worrisome threshold. These farmers are worried.; and more …

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