Anyone paddlin' tomorrow?
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Topic: Anyone paddlin' tomorrow?
Posted By: water wacko
Subject: Anyone paddlin' tomorrow?
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 2:06pm
| 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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Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 4:43pm
| 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. |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date 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. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: James
Date 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 |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 5:22pm
| I know a few interested in pilchuck tomorrow. 11 at the takeout if it's not flooding? |
Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 5:38pm
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perfect. see ya there.
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Posted By: Wiggins
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 8:21pm
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I am definitely in for a Pilchuck run if it is an option tomorrow.
Kyle ------------- I smell bacon |
Posted By: James
Date 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 |
Posted By: Wiggins
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 6:51am
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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 ------------- I smell bacon |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date 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! ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 7:48am
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Check this out..lol http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverlist.asp?view=FloodLust - http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverlist.asp?view=FloodLust |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:24am
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Originally posted by James
Check this out..lol http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverlist.asp?view=FloodLust - http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverlist.asp?view=FloodLust Hell Yeah! That is why I am spending today with my ass in a kayak! Woot! Bring on the rain! ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: Texas Dave
Date 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 ------------- Dave |
Posted By: arnobarno
Date 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. ------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date 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? |
Posted By: BRoss
Date 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  ------------- "That boated a lot better than it looked." "It always does until it doesn't." |
Posted By: tiziak
Date 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 
------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: Texas Dave
Date 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... ------------- Dave |
Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:00am
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Keep those life jackets on buddy!
------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:03am
| so, anyone boating today? i'm planning on at least giving pilchuck a look. |
Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:06am
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Hang in there, Dave. Im open for the Green.
------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: Texas Dave
Date 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. ------------- Dave |
Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 10:14am
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Posted By: PowWrangler
Date 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. |
Posted By: arnobarno
Date 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 ------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 11:41am
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Im staying home where it is nice and safe and dry today...next time I am getting out is Wednesday...hopefully, depends on work schedule...
Dave and Rob and the guys are hitting up the sky, they said it is good up to 60,000cfs! Makes JP's run a few years ago look like the powerhouse on the Snoqualmi... ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Texas Dave
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 12:07pm
River is filling my neighbor's yard now. It will be here soon.  ------------- Dave |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 2:29pm
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everything is peaking, hopefully nobody had any flooding issues. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 3:02pm
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How was the game cube jed? I ended up doing taxes and getting my books in order. |
Posted By: Texas Dave
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 3:29pm
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Well, looks like we dodged a bullet this time. River came into the yard and made a mess but mostly stayed out of the garage. If it had peaked 1" lower, it wouldn't have made it in the garage at all. ------------- Dave |
Posted By: Cathy!
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 4:38pm
| Really glad to hear that Dave. You guys stay safe and dry. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 4:56pm
| Dave, did you get the furniture and wood working gear out of the garage in time? I hope so, and I am glad it was only a bit... I am sure you don't want to test those flood vents out! |
Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 5:11pm
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who got on the green?
------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: doggievacation
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 6:16pm
Who didn't?  There were 13 boaters after three different groups joined up.
------------- Don't waste water! |
Posted By: mokelumnekid
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 7:11pm
| Doggie- did you paddle your mamba today on the Green? |
Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 7:24pm
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Man it was rainy last night! i went and checked on pilchuck today, here is some video of what the falls area was looking like: |
Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:06pm
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Well, the quality of this video is not as good as the last post, I'm no budding Scorsese...
The Otterboy and I walked in to see Twin Falls on the SF Snoqualmie this afternoon when the river was at 2600 cfs (just a couple of hours before it peaked at 3300). The section of river above the II+ run (that you can carry up to the peculation pool) looked like Pilchuck Creek (at a normal flow). The Peculation Pool entry looked like class V as did much of the river between Twin Falls and the pool. Don't have any footage of this. The falls were impressive though as we watched logs get trapped in an undercut of doom below the bridge and above the 2nd falls. Here is some video of the falls... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_EeCbjD2oo - SF Snoqualmie Twin Falls @ 2600 ------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 8:27pm
| Damn, that's huge. That has to be at least 6k on the gauge. |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2010 at 11:14am
| The gauge for the SF Snoqualmie is quite a ways upstream...so the actual flow would be way higher than 2600. |