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  Quote GHannam Replybullet Topic: East Fork Lewis: Fall
    Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 3:35pm
Does the East Fork Lewis river levels come up much with rain? I'm wondering if has a tendency to become runnable in the Fall again, or if I have to wait 'til Spring?
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  Quote water wacko Replybullet Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 3:57pm
It runs all winter. It's low elevation which means cold doesn't affect level much. The big wood portage will become a bit dicey, if it's wet in there.
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  Quote Larry Replybullet Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 4:01pm
Hey Bret, is there a big portage on the E. fork I'm not familiar with or are you talking Canyon Creek?
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  Quote Tobin Replybullet Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 4:58pm
Brett is thinking CC Lewis - EF Lewis is mostly clear. Check the warnings.
Lewis drainage is primarily rain fed so it only gets better with fall / winter rains and runs as long as the rain falls.
As always on the EF Lewis, be respectful of private property and leave no trace. The property owners can be a little ....... twitchy?
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  Quote GHannam Replybullet Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 9:45pm
YES!! Glad to hear that it will be picking back up.

Tobin-- thanks for the property beta, its good to be aware of such things.
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  Quote water wacko Replybullet Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 10:28pm
Tobin's right. My bad.
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  Quote dragorossinw Replybullet Posted: 30 Sep 2010 at 8:47am
Originally posted by GHannam

Does the East Fork Lewis river levels come up much with rain? I'm wondering if has a tendency to become runnable in the Fall again, or if I have to wait 'til Spring?
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/uv/?site_no=14222500&PARAmeter_cd=00060,00065
As you can see it spiked on sunday late night just over 400cfs (falls stretch runnable) but bombed back down.  There were several folks that took advantage of it last Monday.  I think we're in for a good season in a couple of weeks!
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  Quote JoesKayak Replybullet Posted: 30 Sep 2010 at 9:51am
This river... as with most rain fed runs will run in the fall or winter any time there's enough rain... however, earlier in the season (now) flows tend to be more spiky. The river will rise really fast and drop really fast, so windows of opportunity are short. As we get into winter months flows become more stable and drop more slowly as the ground gets saturated and snow in the higher elevations both work to keep the water coming out more gradually. The key is keeping a close watch on those gauges and pay special attention to the rivers you want to run.... even when you're not looking to get on them: That way you can familiarize yourself with how a particular stream reacts to rain. This will enable you to better guesstimate if the rain on Thursday is going to mean good levels on Saturday or if it will be too high or low then. Hmm. didn't mean to give a whole lecture on the subject, but anyway. Yes EFL runs in the fall. 
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  Quote GHannam Replybullet Posted: 02 Oct 2010 at 7:58pm
Thanks for the USGS link, Tony. I've also been watching it on americanwhitewater.org

Joe- great suggestions on watching rivers and getting familiar with their flow patterns. I should start doing that along with the "river log/journal" I've been meaning to start for... well, a while *HAHA*. Thanks!
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