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INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF REPORT |
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CARMEL RIVER FISHERY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2023 |
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Meeting Date: |
December 11, 2023 |
Budgeted: |
N/A |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
Beverly Chaney |
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General Counsel Review: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: This
action does not constitute a project as defined by the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378. |
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AQUATIC HABITAT AND FLOW CONDITIONS: Los Padres Reservoir water level is currently back over 1,029 feet
above-sea-level after falling to 1,027.7 earlier in the month (1,040’ is full),
flow releases remained at 10.5 cubic-feet-per-second (CFS), and the water
temperature below the dam was down to 54 degrees F. The Carmel River is still
flowing to the lagoon. Juvenile steelhead rearing conditions were “good to
excellent” in the mainstem, and no fish rescues were required.
November’s daily streamflow at the Sleepy
Hollow Weir gaging station ranged from 11 to 18
cfs, while flows at the Highway 1 gage ranged from 7 to 12 cfs.
There were 1.57 inches of rainfall in November as recorded at
the San Clemente gauge. The total rainfall for Water Year (WY) 2024 (which
started October 1, 2023) was 1.72 inches, or 61% of
the long-term year-to-date average of 2.82 inches.
CARMEL RIVER
LAGOON: The lagoon water surface elevation (WSE) rose
through the end of the month to ~9.8 feet (NGVD 1929). Monterey County
conducted sandbar management work on November 29th, cutting a pilot
channel to the south.
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