"Eel River Gradually Losing Water" Joseph Boqnuda has just finished a study of the flows in the Eel during the month of Sept. from 1851 - 1931. The flow for the years 1891 to 1905 are estimated by a study of history and general observation. The years 1911 - 1931 are gauged flows by USC and GS. The flows are as follows: Sept. 1851 = 600cfs; Sept. 1861 = 500cfs; Sept. 1890 = 400cfs; Sept. 1895 = 350cfs; Sept. 1900 = 300cfs; Sept. 1905 = 250cfs; Sept. 1911 = 112cfs; Sept. 1913 = 117cfs; Sept. 1917 = 98cfs, Sept. 1921 = 96cfs; Sept. 1923 = 87cfs; Sept. 1927 84cfs; Sept. 1928 = 60cfs; Sept. 1929 = 50cfs; Sept. 1931 36cfs. The drop from 1905 - 1911 was partly due to the Snow Mtn Water and Power diversion to the railroad. Faulting occurred in April 1906 earthquake. In the early days, the Eel flowed in three places - Salt River, the old Eel River channel through Paul Clausen's Place, and the new Eel River channel at Fernbridge. Now the new Eel Channel at Fernbridge handles the flow in winter and summer. Joseph believes the drop in flow is due to the removal of forests and shrubbery from the watersheds, the dir diversion at VA and the coastal plain at sea being laid down (silted & sediment ). This plain seems to be affecting the Davidson inshore eddy and the Japan current which is responsible for much of the fog on the coast.