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water wacko
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   Topic: Anyone paddlin' tomorrow?
Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 2:06pm |
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The Sky's supposed to be 60k and Robe is supposed to get to 17 feet. I bet the Mosh Pit and the NF Sky will be kickin'!!
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kurle
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 4:43pm |
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hey Brett, i'm lookin to paddle something tomorrow. i've got my eye on pilchuck creek, any interest in that? we'll have to see what kind of whitewater mayhem we end up with in the morning.
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Jed Hawkes
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 5:05pm |
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What time would you be thinking about running Pilchuck if that comes in tomorrow? I've been wanting to get on that, let me know what your plan might be.
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The line will become apparent
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James
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 5:07pm |
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Jed n Kurle, I would hit pilchuck with you guys if it is in... Jed we could meet up at my house then head up there and meet matt n anyone else. Gimme a ring if that is something that might work. 206-853-4047
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PowWrangler
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 5:22pm |
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I know a few interested in pilchuck tomorrow. 11 at the takeout if it's not flooding?
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kurle
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 5:38pm |
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perfect. see ya there.
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Wiggins
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 8:21pm |
I am definitely in for a Pilchuck run if it is an option tomorrow.
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James
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 6:37am |
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2500 and going straight up as of 6:37!!!
Hot dang its been pissing and a pouring all night long
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Wiggins
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 6:51am |
What worries me is that the line is still verticle and it is still pouring!
At what level does Pilchuck Creek step up the difficulty?
Kyle
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Jed Hawkes
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 7:28am |
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I never thought I'd say this, but it looks like it rained too hard last night. The river page looks like Van Gogh's blue period, and everything is going over vertical. Hell the Queets is at 74,000 and still rising like a out of control hot air balloon!
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James
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 7:48am |
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Tobin
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:24am |
Hell Yeah! That is why I am spending today with my ass in a kayak!
Woot! Bring on the rain!
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Texas Dave
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:28am |
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I'm looking at the SF Stilly from the house and it is scary. I'm hoping it crests soon
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arnobarno
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:38am |
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The DOE gauges on Pilchuck and CC Stilly aren't even returning data now that the flows are over 3K.
CC Stilly @ 9 feet is around a flow of 3K. It is over 13 feet right now according to the USGS gauge. That is biblical.
Pilchuck correlates pretty well with NF Stilly. Flows of 8-11K on NF Stilly (according to AW and my casual empiricism) are usually good for Pilchuck. NF Stilly is at 28K.
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PowWrangler
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:54am |
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Damn, that be a lot of rain. The highest I've done the chuck was in the low 3's and it was bankful. It was a fun level, the upper is definitely a big step up from 1300, but not a good place to swim since swimming to the shore would be like swimming into a strainer.
Is the green an option today? Any way of figuring out if they'd ramp it up past 4k or higher?
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BRoss
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 9:29am |
Two thoughts... 1. Anyone think that the Upper Sultan will run sometime this week? And 2. Maybe the logjam on the CC Lewis will blow back out 
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"That boated a lot better than it looked." "It always does until it doesn't."
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tiziak
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 9:45am |
I would i give a lot to have that log jam disappear and for that creek race to be back in there 
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
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Texas Dave
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 9:51am |
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SF Stilly is flooding now. It's over the road to my house. the rest of the day will be interesting...
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:00am |
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Keep those life jackets on buddy!
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
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kurle
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:03am |
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so, anyone boating today? i'm planning on at least giving pilchuck a look.
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septimus prime
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:06am |
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Hang in there, Dave. Im open for the Green.
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Texas Dave
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:10am |
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You should see the size of the trees coming downriver. Keep an eye out for new wood after this flood.
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kurle
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:14am |
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PowWrangler
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:16am |
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Wow Dave, hope all is ok at the homefront.
I'm just hemming and hawing here while hanging out with my son. If a few could commit to the green, I think I can still motivate out.
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arnobarno
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Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:22am |
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Upper Sultan seems like it is flowing now. The level on the dam is still 25 feet below where they need to dump water (though it has risen 7 feet in the last 18 hours) and the upper gauge indicates no flow. So, it is coming in from the sides, not from the dam dumping (yet).
The gauge midway on the run says 570 cfs. Based on the AW site, by the time you get to the put-in for the Lower, level must be at least 1500 cfs before they add up to 1300 cfs to give you 2800 cfs on your way towards Last Nasty...
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2245/#tab-flow
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