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Instream Flow Links and Resources

Spring-run Chinook salmon in Butte Creek (top) and juvenile steelhead habitat, Big Sur River (bottom) - link opens in new window
Spring-run Chinook salmon in Butte Creek

Environmental Flows

  • link opens in new windowCalifornia Environmental Flows Framework (CEFF)
  • link opens in new windowNatural Flows Database

Instream Flow Information

  • link opens in new windowInstream Flow Council
  • link opens in new windowState Water Resources Control Board Public Trust Resources
  • link opens in new windowU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Instream Flow and Restoration Monitoring

Stream Gages

  • link opens in new windowCalifornia Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
  • link opens in new windowUSGS National Water Information System
  • link opens in new windowDWR Water Data Library

National Instream Flow Programs

  • link opens in new windowColorado
  • link opens in new windowTexas
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Instream Flow Program

  • Instream Flow Studies
    • Big Sur River
    • Butte Creek
    • Deer Creek
    • Mark West Creek
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