Russian River Archives

High-flow releases from Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino on January 16, 2023.

SCRIPPS: New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Coyote Valley Dam and Lake Mendocino

October 23, 2025

Officials commemorate revised water control manual for Lake Mendocino in Oct. 22 ceremony By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps Institution of...

NOAA FISHERIES: Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

September 29, 2025

The Lower Russian River Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities Action Plan identifies priority restoration actions to recover Central California Coast coho...

NOAA Fisheries: Collaborating to Identify Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities in California Watersheds

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

October 28, 2024

NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are implementing a collaborative process called SHaRP (Salmon Habitat Restoration...

NOTICE: Water Right Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 24, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Sonoma County Water Agency has filed petitions for temporary urgency changes for water...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist squares off again with Army Corps of Engineers over endangered salmon protections

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

April 19, 2024

By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Army Corps of Engineers argued for the second time Thursday that a Northern...

NOTICE: Water Right Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 28, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Water Right Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties Sonoma...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: When the State Cut Their Water, These California Users Created a Collaborative Solution

Inside Climate News

Planning and management

December 26, 2022

In a potential beacon for other parched regions, a new program allowed users to share water. By Emma Foehringer Merchant,...

AG ALERT: Mendocino County Farm Bureau works to preserve water amid drought

Ag Alert

Agriculture

October 26, 2022

By Devon Boer, Mendocino County Farm Bureau In Mendocino County, water continues to be the main issue of focus for...

NOTICE: Petition for Temporary Urgency Change in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 9, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 26, 2022, Sonoma County Water Agency filed a petition for temporary urgency change...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board approves unprecedented voluntary water sharing agreement for Russian River

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

June 7, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: With ongoing drought conditions straining water supplies and creating uncertainty throughout California, the...