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June 1st Water Supply Outlook Update � East Side Sierra - Humboldt - Klamath
California-Nevada River Forecast Center
Issued Monday, June 5, 2006

Forecasts are based on preliminary data and are coordinated with the
NRCS, Portland, OR.

                                 June 1, 2006

LAKE TAHOE BASIN                                                                
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

LAKE TAHOE Rise (Gates Closed) (1) APR-HIGH 2.45  178  202  186  170  153  1.38
                                   MAY-HIGH 1.53  142  169  150  133  115  1.08

TRUCKEE RIVER BASIN                                                             
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

L TRUCKEE R abv Boca Reservoir     APR-JUL 135.0  169  212  185  154  134  80.0
                                   MAY-JUL  94.0  149  201  168  132  111  63.0
TRUCKEE R nr Farad, Ca             APR-JUL   445  171  186  177  165  157   260
                                   MAY-JUL   310  161  181  169  152  140   193

CARSON RIVER BASIN                                                              
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

E F CARSON R nr Gardnerville, Nv   APR-JUL   310  164  176  169  159  152   189
                                   MAY-JUL   274  177  191  183  171  163   155
W F CARSON R nr Woodfords, Ca      APR-JUL  92.0  164  184  172  156  144  56.0
                                   MAY-JUL  80.0  182  207  192  172  157  44.0
CARSON R nr Carson City, Nv        APR-JUL   340  181  201  189  173  161   188
                                   MAY-JUL   294  193  218  204  183  168   152
CARSON R at Fort Churchill, NV     APR-JUL   360  202  219  209  196  185   178
                                   MAY-JUL   308  212  229  219  206  196   145

WALKER RIVER BASIN                                                              
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

E WALKER R nr Bridgeport, Ca.      APR-AUG 145.0  216  244  228  205  189  67.0
                                   MAY-AUG 131.0  222  254  235  209  190  59.0
W WALKER R blw L Walker nr ColevillAPR-JUL   290  186  206  194  178  165   156
                                   MAY-JUL   278  201  248  224  176  152   138


UPPER HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN                                                      
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

HUMBOLDT R at Palisade, Nv         APR-JUL   550  220  255  234  206  185   250
                                   MAY-JUL   317  163  205  179  146  121   195

LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN                                                      
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

HUMBOLDT R nr Imlay, Nv            APR-JUL   480  281  354  311  251  208   171
                                   MAY-JUL   363  281  371  318  245  191   129

KLAMATH BASIN                                                                   
                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
Forecast Point                     period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
--------------                     ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
Clear Lake Net Inflow (2)          APR-SEP  50.0  105  117  110  100   93  47.7
                                   MAY-JUL  26.0  135  161  146  124  108  19.3
                                   MAY-SEP  33.0  126  148  135  117  104  26.2

                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
                                    period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
                                   ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
Gerver Reservoir Net Inflow (2)    APR-SEP  54.0  303  317  309  298  289  17.8
                                   MAY-JUL 10.00  156  216  180  132   97  6.40
                                   MAY-SEP 10.40  158  198  174  142  118  6.58
                                   JUN-JUL  2.40  132  207  162  102   57  1.82

                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
                                    period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
                                   ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
Sprague River near Chiloquin       APR-SEP   390  170  189  177  162  150   230
                                   MAY-JUL   220  172  205  185  159  139   128
                                   MAY-SEP   260  168  195  179  157  140   155

                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
                                    period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
                                   ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
Upper Klamath Lake Net Inflow (1)  APR-SEP   819  159  168  162  156  150   515
                                   MAY-SEP   545  160  186  172  148  134   340
                                   JUN-JUL   210  191  231  204  178  151   110
                                   JUN-SEP   320  162  184  169  155  139   198

                                            50%  % of  max  30%  70%  min 30-yr
                                    period  (KAF)  avg  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  avg
                                   ------ ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
Williamson R near Chiloquin        APR-SEP   617  160  167  163  157  153   385
                                   MAY-SEP   420  157  166  161  154  149   267
                                   JUN-JUL 160.0  163  178  169  157  147  98.3
                                   JUN-SEP   234  144  155  149  140  134   162

 
 Max is 90 percentile and min is 10 percentile except with footnote 1 below.
 Averages are for the 1971-2000 period.
 All volumes are in KAF.

 footnotes:
 1) max is 95 percentile and min is 5 percentile
 2) streamflow is adjusted for upstream storage

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