July 26, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 8:00 am
1172.0' Lake Elevation
11.0' below spill
39,300 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 79.4 percent of its total usable water capacity.

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May 03, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 7:00 am
1182.8' Lake Elevation
0.2' below spill
49,420 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 99.8 percent of its total usable water capacity.

April 29, 2010

Irrigation Season to Begin Monday, May 3

As of 4-29-2010, Collins Lake is less than one foot from spill or about 99 percent full. While the weekly rains have allowed both the filling of the Lake and the delaying of the irrigation season, it is time to start the season.

Therefore, on Monday, May 3, BVID will begin putting water into the delivery system.

However, this does not mean that water will be available to all the District's customers on Monday. It will take a few days to fill the entire system and those near the end of the system may not see water until later in the week.

As a word of caution, even though the Lake is essentially full, it does not mean that the multi-year drought is over. We all still need to continue to use our irrigation water in such a way as to not spill it from our parcels and/or ponds. The water that we do not use this year may be needed next year, if next winter is a dry one.

April 26, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 7:00 am
1180.4' Lake Elevation
2.6' down from spill
47,400 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 95.8 percent of its total usable water capacity.

April 19, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 7:00 am
1178.7' Lake Elevation
4.3' down from spill
45,630 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 92.2 percent of its total usable water capacity.

April 12, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 7:00 am
1176' Lake Elevation
7' down from spill
43,100 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 87 percent of its total usable water capacity.

April 5, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 8:00 am
1173.9' Lake Elevation
9.1' down from spill
41,200 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 83.2 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 30, 2010

History

BVID has added some new Historic content to the website. To see the newest of these articles select from the links below, or to select from all of the History related articles click on the “About” tab at the top of the page.

In "The Building of A Dam" PDF you will find a summary of the construction of Virginia Ranch Dam and a link that opens a You Tube Slide Show about the construction of Virginia Ranch Dam. The video showcases many photos, which are from the early 1960s, of the Dam's construction.

The Building of a Dam (click here)

The Building of a Dam Slides Part 1 (click here)

The Building of a Dam Slides Part 2 (click here)

Photos of the BVID Delivery System and the Yuba River around 1890(click here)

March 29, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 7:30 am
1171.5' Lake Elevation
11.5' down from spill
38,850 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 78.5 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 26, 2010

Irrigation Season Update

The light rain in the last 24 hours has allowed the District to postpone the beginning of the irrigation season for a while longer. It is still not known just when the season will start but we are hoping that the forecast for more rain next week will allow a further postponement of the start of the season. This delay allows for Collins Lake to both recover and not begin the drawdown that comes with the irrigation season. We will post again as soon as we know when the season will in fact begin.

Thanks for your understanding as we work through the fourth year of the drought.

March 22, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 8:00 am
1171' Lake Elevation
12' down from spill
38,400 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 77.6 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 26, 2010

BVID March/April News Letter

The latest edition of the BVID news letter is now available online.

Click to see the BVID News Letter for March 2010.

March 15, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 8:00 am
1170' Lake Elevation
13' down from spill
37,600 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 76 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 8, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 7:00 am
1167.9' Lake Elevation
15.1' down from spill
35,810 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 72.3 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 5, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Friday at 8:00 am
1167.1' Lake Elevation
15.9' down from spill
35,090 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 70.8 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 4, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Thursday at 10:00 am
1166.8' Lake Elevation
16.2' down from spill
34,820acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 70 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 3, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Wednesday at 8:00 am
1165.5' Lake Elevation
17.5' down from spill
33,650 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 68.0 percent of its total usable water capacity.

March 1, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 10:45 am
1164.7' Lake Elevation
18.3' down from spill
32,960 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 66.5 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 22, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday 8:00 am
1161.5' Lake Elevation
21.5' down from spill
30,350 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 61.3 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 16, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Tuesday at 8:00 am
1161.3' Lake Elevation
21.7' down from spill
30,210 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 61.0 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 15, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday (estimated)
1161.2' Lake Elevation
21.8' down from spill
30,140 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 60.9 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 12, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Friday at 3:00 pm
1160.5' Lake Elevation
22.5' down from spill
29,600 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 59.7 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 11, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Thursday at 9:00 am
1160.1' Lake Elevation
22.9' down from spill
29,280 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 59.2 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 10, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Wednesday at 9:00 am
1159.9' Lake Elevation
23.1' down from spill
29,120 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 58.8 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 9, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Tuesday at 9:00 am
1159.3' Lake Elevation
23.7' down from spill
28,640 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 57.9 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 8, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday at 8:00 am
1159' Lake Elevation
24' down from spill
28,400 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 57.4 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 4, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Thursday at 11:30 am
1158.5' Lake Elevation
24.5' down from spill
28,050 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 56.7 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 3, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Wednesday at 2:30 pm
1158.2' Lake Elevation
24.8' down from spill
27,840 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 56.2 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 2, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Tuesday at 9:00 am
1158' Lake Elevation
25' down from spill
27,700 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 56 percent of its total usable water capacity.

February 1, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday at 8:30
1157.8' Lake Elevation
25.2' down from spill
27,520 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 55.6 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 29, 2010

Addition of Historic Content to the Website

BVID has started adding some historic content to the website that helps tell the District's story. You can select from a list of documents by clicking on the link above labeled "About" or by selecting the link below.

To access the Historic Documents (click here)

January 29, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Friday at 9:00 am
1157' Lake Elevation
26' down from spill
26,800 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 54.1 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 28, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Thursday
1156.8' Lake Elevation
26.2' down from spill
26,660 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 53.9 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 26, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Tuesday at 7:00 am
1155.6' Lake Elevation
27.4' down from spill
25,780 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 52.8 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 25, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Monday at 8:30
1154.8' Lake Elevation
28.2' down from spill
25,180 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 50.9 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 22, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Friday at 9:30
1152.8' Lake Elevation
30.2' down from spill
23,720 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 47.9 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 21, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Thursday at 9:30
1151.5' Lake Elevation
31.5' down from spill
22,650 acre-feet of usable water
The Lake has 45.8 percent of its total usable water capacity.

January 20, 2010

Collins Lake Status

Wednesday at 8:30
1148.5' Lake Elevation
34.5' down from spill
20,550 acre-feet of usable water

January 18, 2010

Collins Lake - Monday

During the past week, Collins Lake gained 3.3 feet and now has a surface elevation of 1144 feet, which is 39 feet down from spill. The Lake’s usable capacity is 35.2% or 17,400 acre-feet of a maximum 49,500 acre-feet.

January, 2010

Rainwater In Ditches

We are thankful for the rain that has fallen in the last few days. It has caused ditches and pipelines within the District to fill with water. As a result, some people may be getting water from their service while others do not. Be assured that all of this water is runoff from the much needed precipitation and is not the result of releases from Collins Lake.

With consistent rain, water will pool in the ditches or flow as if it is being released from Collins Lake. In the winter, ditches are set up in a way that helps prevent flooding, while still providing the added benefit of capturing some water that may be used by our customers.