New Update: Green River Predictions

[Alex]

Oh ok, ya I always looked at that section as I drove into Yampa, looks awesome heh

I've ran Split mountain at 20k, it was fun and furious. Moonshine was huge and pushy. Ingelsby had massive holes on each side. You can scout it on the left or go the manly route on the tongue.

[Shan]

We are putting on the 28th for Deso, so it looks like things could be OK if the outlook here holds.



Peak Flow Predictions @ Green River, UT (as of 5/17/2011):
90% chance of hitting 39,000 cfs
75% chance of hitting 43,000 cfs
50% chance of hitting 47,000 cfs
25% chance of hitting 54,000 cfs
10% chance of hitting 61,000 cfs

[Sagebrusher]

Based on those predictions, looks like the Big Melt is yet to come

[Sagebrusher]

Big Melt is coming!!!

Yampa forecast at 36,000 next week. That would be a record stage, slightly higher than 1984. Looks people have cancelled on the 5th, 6th, and 7th

http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/fl...plot.cgi?ydlc2

http://www.freeyampa.org/dates/

[Alex]

Ya looks like June 9th is going to be the peak. I am going to be on the Green below the dam though. Wish I could cancel that trip and snag a permit on Yampa or Deso. Deso will peak at 50-55k, that canyon never seen a flow that big.

Would be interesting what Colorado will do in a week, if Green will be at 55k, Colorado would have to be 70k to beat the 1984 flood of Cataract of 114k. Doubt that would happen.

[Sagebrusher]

Ya looks like June 9th is going to be the peak. I am going to be on the Green below the dam though. Wish I could cancel that trip and snag a permit on Yampa or Deso. Deso will peak at 50-55k, that canyon never seen a flow that big.

Would be interesting what Colorado will do in a week, if Green will be at 55k, Colorado would have to be 70k to beat the 1984 flood of Cataract of 114k. Doubt that would happen.

Looks like it will be around 90k. I hope nobody "misses" the confluence like those canoeists did about 10 years ago.

Somebody grabbed the June 7th on the Yampa, but now the 9th is open.

[Alex]

Hmm Lodore 9th is open too, might be a little safer than running Yampa at 35k

[Sagebrusher]

Big Melt is coming!!!

Yampa forecast at 36,000 next week. That would be a record stage, slightly higher than 1984. Looks people have cancelled on the 5th, 6th, and 7th

http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/fl...plot.cgi?ydlc2

http://www.freeyampa.org/dates/

Well, looks like the forecast has lowered considerably...but still very high.