By Redding Record Searchlight
January 2, 2006
Based on data controlling water
releases from Klamath Falls, PacifiCorp will begin releasing water at a rate
of 3,000 cubic feet per second from Klamath Lake into the Klamath River, the
Siskiyou County Emergency Operations Center said today. Engineers with PacifiCorp have determined that, based on
weather forecasts for the next few days, this water should not have a
significant effect on existing water levels in the Klamath River.
The Siskiyou County EOC also said the Klamath River and its
tributaries are receding, though the river remains a foot or so above flood
level at this time.
Residents should be aware that the Klamath River could rise
once again with more rainfall, and they should be prepared to take necessary
precautions.
The first of this water should reach Iron Gate Reservoir at 9 or 10 p.m. this
evening.