White Canyon@Soldier Crossing flowed 5/28/09

[Davewyo]

Here is a poor resolution video of Soldier Crossing on May 28, 2009. It's not
very good on Picassa but you'll get the idea...
http://picasaweb.google.com/davewyo1/WhiteCanyonMay282009#
The strange thing was that we were there at least a half hour and when we looked
at Gravel Crossing the White Canyon drainage was flowing nicely. Then at Ducket
Crossing it was damp but not flowing and the same with the Highway 95 Bridge
over White Canyon near Hite.
So...I see three possibilities;
1. It started flowing just before we got there and, because of the massiveness
of the drainage and the sand/gravel in the bed, it just hadn't made it
downstream beyond Gravel Crossing.
2. There was some kind of log-jam/sand-damn conglomeration which was
(temporarily) holding the water back.
3. The water, as much as there was. was sinking into the sand and was not
visible.
In any case, White Canyon has flowed and whoever goes through next should be
ready for some pools of pine detritus, drift-wood snags, log soup, and/or
full-blown logjams.
Dave

[Iceaxe]

The strange thing was

Two years ago we watched a massive flash flood come by the Soldiers Grave at about 6am, We had planned to do the Black Hole but bailed after seeing the flood. For fun we ran down to the Black Hole to watch at about 9am.... nothing.... we went and played elsewhere.... but about 3pm we came back and the flash flood was reduced to a trickle as it was just reaching the Black Hole Trailhead sidecanyon....

From watching the storms the night before we know it dumped on the Cheesebox Canyons about 10pm... I think White Canyon eats up a flash flood unless it is fed.

Just my 2 cents...
:popcorn: