Mono Creek

This reach of Mono Creek was boated in Aug. 2008 at 500 cfs.  The first mile (approximately) was too steep and too full of wood and sieves for kayaking at that flow.  After this first section the gradient and difficulty eased enough that the boating became excellent.

A tentative agreement between SCE and the Forest Service will provide a short period of dependable flows into this section during wet and above normal water years.

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Language of tentative agreement:

Revised CRM Flow Language for Mono Creek

1. Channel Riparian Maintenance Flows for Mono Creek Downstream of the Mono Creek Diversion:

A. In each Wet Water Year , between July 1st and August 15th ,

i. if V*w is > 0.25 (see b. Adaptive Management for Sediment), Licensee shall release sufficient flow, augment a natural spill event, or document a natural spill event, which meet all of the following characteristics:

1. an average daily flow of at least 800 cfs for three consecutive days,

2. for three days preceding the release of 800 cfs, an average flow of 400 cfs representing a gradual increase from minimum instream flows to 800cfs,

3. for five days following the release of 800 cfs an average flow of 370 cfs representing a gradual decrease from 800 cfs to minimum instream flows, and

4. a total flow volume of at least 10,791 ac-ft of flow on those 11 days.

ii. if V*w is ≤0.25 (see b. Adaptive Management for Sediment), Licensee shall release sufficient flow, augment a natural spill event, or document a natural spill event, which meet all of the following characteristics:

1. an average daily flow of at least 450 cfs for eight consecutive days,

2. for one day preceding the release of 450 cfs a gradual increase in flow from MIF to 450 cfs with an average daily flow of at least 150 cfs,

3. for one day following the release of 450 cfs flows decrease flow from 450 cfs to

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