We just received the Department of Water Resources “Water Conditions in California” report which forecasts that runoff for the Tuolumne River will be 111% of the 50 year average.

This is great news because we can now expect runnable flows from the end of March through August. Seasons that have snowpack like this usually mean flows around 2,500 cfs (perfect!) in April and much of May. At some point in late May or early June when the temperatures start to rise, we can expect flows in the 6,000 to 10,000 cfs range which make the Tuolumne VERY exciting.

Last year we cancelled all of our trips from early-May to mid-June due to flows above 10,000 cfs which was the result of a snowpack that was 236% of average. We don’t expect to cancel any trips due to high water this year.

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