Drunk tank no more, return of trinity?
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Topic: Drunk tank no more, return of trinity?
Posted By: Fenix747
Subject: Drunk tank no more, return of trinity?
Date Posted: 10 May 2013 at 4:02pm
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Yesterday some of us ran the drunk tank line at drunkards drop with success, just a fun steep green drop into a big rooster trail. Today it was flat. The rock that made the tank is gone and just big waves now.
There is a huge wave where trinity would be, but it's surgy. I've never seen trinity at this level so I don't know what it would look like but maybe at lower flows a good pile will form and our good friend will be back. Rivers are cool. ------------- "Full Face" Andy |
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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 10 May 2013 at 4:19pm
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Rivers ARE cool. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 10 May 2013 at 11:22pm
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Yes they are. That rock isn't just going to disappear over night because of a little high warter though.
It dissappeared because the river is high and its underwater. Yes maybe it will shift some, and yes gravel and sediment always gets distributed differently on the Wenatchee. It is a subtle process that occurs all season long each year. I doubt Trinity is going to return to anything like its former glory in a single season, though. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 11 May 2013 at 9:27pm
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I'm sure it's just under the nice high flows. It was pleasant though not having it there. Huge waves. ------------- |
Posted By: Jetters
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 4:37pm
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Posted By: TomMarley
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 6:28pm
| Perty sure that rock rolled or broke or something. At 12k last year there was a 6-foot drop into the hole it formed, and now there is not even sign of a hole at 15k. That thing was sandstone afterall... |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 9:00am
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I ain't underestimating the power of anything. I wouldn't be surprised if it got moved, or pulverized either, because its sandstone and it is on the outside of the bend.
By the way, I didn't start paddling here, but in river years, I AM AN OLD TIMER, at this point. I may underestimate many things, but the power of rivers is not one of them. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 10:26am
| I think it's still there or at least still mostly there. |
Posted By: Jetters
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 3:24pm
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Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 14 May 2013 at 11:20am
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Way to let it go, Jetters. It's not worth it. ------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: TomMarley
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 1:54pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3RDvXyLllE&feature=youtu.be - Here is a link to a video of the Drunk Tank taken about a week ago; flow was 14,200.
Yesterday evening, at a similar flow, there was no drop, and Trinity appears to have reformed. Jeremy Bisson even got a nice surf after catching the left eddy. |
Posted By: Fenix747
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 1:58pm
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Yup that was us, the last descent of the tank ------------- "Full Face" Andy |
Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 2:26pm
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Originally posted by TomMarley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3RDvXyLllE&feature=youtu.be - Here is a link to a video of the Drunk Tank taken about a week ago; flow was 14,200. Yesterday evening, at a similar flow, there was no drop, and Trinity appears to have reformed. Jeremy Bisson even got a nice surf after catching the left eddy. I will investigate tonight and report back. I think at 14k the rock was pretty well covered up but who knows... EDIT: I'll even bring a camera.. |
Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 9:38pm
| It's back - was too lazy to get out of my boat to get a picture - surfing was great. |
Posted By: TomMarley
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 11:01pm
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I have photographic evidence, but I am holding onto it for the court case....
"Is this the REAL Trinity? Like, you know Trinity and it's REALLY back?" |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 10:50am
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How about around 9kcfs-10kcfs? Anyone been on it at these levels yet? ------------- |
Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 11:07am
| I believe OG trinity was not in below 10. The opinion last night was that this version seemed to be in very nicely at a somewhat lower level than OG trinity. Definitely a chance that it may stay in at lower levels. I'll be putting on today @ 5:30 so we'll see. |
Posted By: riverfanatik
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 11:22am
| Keep us updated! Also, for a greenish river guide who has always had the Drunk Tank to deal with, what's the line now? |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 11:33am
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Hey diddle diddle right down the middle is a big green bastard and cheap thrills. If you run a line down the left or right it looked like smaller waves trains with bigger hits in them. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: scott_has
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 11:39am
| Tuesday at 14ish there was just barely a foam pile at the peak. Yesterday afternoon I got in a few rides at about 11.8. Didn't seem quite as nice as the old Trinity but hey, a lot better than last year! Maybe it will shape up at lower flow. |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 11:43am
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it is usually best at 10k on peshastin so probably 11k monitor. i'm guessing it dropping through the prime zone right now.
that would be so awesome if it came back. i thought it was gone forever ------------- |
Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 12:36pm
| I hope this helps the wave(s) that used to come in over on river right as well. There used to be some really fun surfing over there at levels below the level that rodeo was in. It seemed w/ the rock there there was too much surging to really create stable waves over there. |
Posted By: irenen
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 1:49pm
Whoops, you can't quote a completely benign post that has been removed. I guess spontaneously exploding into a ball of flames at the tiniest hint of contradiction is an effective way of steering who posts what on this forum, but I'm not sure it's a good thing for PP in general. ------------- It's all fun and games until someone loses a paddle. |
Posted By: Ellingferd
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 3:51pm
| The old trinity was in, in the last few years of its existence, in the lower to mid 9's and up to 12,500. The gravel bar on the right bank just upstream seemed to be changing slightly making the levels vary. I remember in the early to mid 2000's it used to need a solid 12K but as time went on it seemed to be coming in lower and lower. |
Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 9:24pm
| It was in today - seemed to be on the verge of not being in. |
Posted By: riverfanatik
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 12:10am
 This post should be pinned to the page for the run
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Posted By: shirepaddler
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 11:35am
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yep, she's back, and in great shape. we got on yesterday afternoon, probably ~ 9.5k on the peshastin gauge. felt very similar to the pre-rock Trinity, steep green with fluctuating pile and left side wave/wall feature. It was defn on the way out, starting to flush more.
I heard that earlier (~ 10k) and the night before it was even better. no sign of the rock, we'll have to wait for lower flows to see where it is.
stoked!
Kelly
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