January 7, 2013

May 14

Doug LaMalfa, a fourth generation rice farmer in a northern California town so small it’s not included on many road atlases, didn’t expect to find himself a member of Congress. “It’s been such a whirlwind,” he said Friday during a telephone interview. “It’s certainly been a great run, a fascinating one and, hopefully, productive in the eyes of our constituents.” LaMalfa, 52, a Republican from Richvale — a small rice-growing community of about 250 people east of Oroville, Calif. — took the oath of office in the U.S. House of Representatives and joined the 113th Congress Thursday. He is among 84 first-term House members. Read more from Sunday's Klamath Falls Herald and News article California rice farmer sworn in as U.S. Congressman - Doug LaMalfa discusses his nexpected journey to House.

The past week's Klamath River Basin USGS Flow Graphs are posted. The Williamson River flow this morning is at 681 cubic feet per second (cfs) up from 548 cfs. Upper Klamath Lake elevation is up to 4,139.96', from 4,139.84' last Monday. Flows through Link River ended the week at 825 cfs. Releases from the Keno Dam gauge is showing 841 cfs this morning. The Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam is at 1,130 cfs today. The Scott River is down from 302 cfs to 263 cfs this morning. The Salmon River is now at 1,240 cfs. Releases from the Lewiston Dam is steady at around 297 cfs to today. The Trinity River is down at 3,690 cfs this morning. The Klamath River at the mouth gauge is showing 12,100 cfs this morning.