anyone into this for tomorrow afternoon?

Sorry, the lens I was using for that shot is a bit f'd and wouldn't focus correctly.

Sunday is our plan too

Have not run it yet, just did an exploratory mission to check the snow conditions.

This past Tuesday

Oh I drove up there on Sat the 10th and the inflow was about the same as it was on Tuesday but I was toodling around with my wife not boating. I would have said the same thing the knob on voodoo was still not being lapped at by water so certainly no High flow... Of course the inflow has since Doubled. There is still alot of snow on the Cle side though and like I said I think it will take two or three weeks for that stuff to melt away and give the inflow control back to the coop.

Wish I could get out this weekend.

Thanks for letting us know timing for the clip. As James mentioned the Coop has increased significantly since then. Based on the NWRF graph (not perfect but ok for estimation) the inflow was 2,000 - 2,500. On Wed, 5/14, it was 2,500 - 3,500. Expect it's still heading up as yesterday inflow reading was 3,800.

Even with the bulk of the flow coming from the Cle Elum, would expect the Coop to be stomping this weekend.

What gauge do you use to assess the Coop's level?  A % of the Cle Elum?  Hoping to be up there this Friday.

My general rule of thumb is based on my 3500cfs rule. When the inflow ceases to peak above 3500cfs you can pretty much see a good transition of flow from the Cle Elum and onto the cooper. Generally speaking if the inflow is peaking with weather over 3500cfs then there is still the majority of water coming down the Cle Elum but the cooper can still be really high.

Every year there are a few days when the inflow is right around 3k and the flow is almost exactly split between the cooper and cle elum, this has only fallen on a weekend once or twice since I have been boating and it usually means you can double down. The Cle Elum will be on the lower side but still fun and the cooper will be Fat. It's a fun combo because the cooper has a fast and furious feel, then you bounce over to the cle elum for a tame sunny float. After a few days of that pattern most of the water starts to transition into the cooper drainage and the Cle Elum starts tapering off.


As for gauging, I like to use the knob at Wall of VooDoo here is a photo of said knob at 2200cfs on 7/13/2012. Remember every year 2200 inflow can be different in 2012 we had a big snow pack so it was a late running year. This was 2200 in the late season which means most of that water was coming down the cooper. I suspect this year we will see this type of water in the coop in the last few weeks of June, but I could be wrong.

Thoughts on cooper level for this weekend? Is this 1900 mostly coming out of the cooper now meaning it's juicy?