how serious is that?
R2B - Yes, 503.0 is "clearly below normal" as you say, however, if you look closely at the graph, you'll see that that's only about 4" below the 1982-2006 mean and is still within one standard deviation of that level. That hardly qualifies as something to get upset about right now. It may certainly become a problem if the fall stays as dry as it's been, since the DES, as Puck correctly points out, has to maintain a minimum flow in the river and can't shut the dam off completely. The DES is always between a rock and a hard place trying to predict flow requirements and the weather - the do the best they can and are constantly criticized no matter what they do. There's always someone to complain!
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