EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 81,000 ft3/s, Feb. 27, 1940, gage height, 30.5 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above 30,000 ft3/s; no flow Sept. 6-15, 1950, July 26 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-9, 1955. Since completion of Monticello Dam in 1957: Maximum discharge, 18,700 ft3/s, Mar. 2, 1983, gage height, 19.55 ft; minimum daily, 6.1 ft3/s, Dec. 19, 1967.
I probably have an old photo floating (pun intended) around here of the area by the trailer. I'll take a peak.
lightfoot
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Winter eats heat the way darkness swallows light. The terrors of failed power and frozen stems are stymied with fire, smoke and white ash.
I would love to see a photo of that. When we cracked 8,000 CFS this winter I went down to look and it looked like WWIII down there. I can imagine another 10K CFS on top of that!
One plus that was discussed today was that due to the high flows the snails tend to migrate up into shallower areas that will become stranded, dry out and die off when the flows finally drop. This was noticed in areas on the American River where it is running @ 14kat the moment, but was running much higher recently. We will see. For those of you who feel the need to hike around the creek to check things out, it is completely out of control with ticks. I found out when I felt something falling out of the trees on me. . .
I swear they leap right out on you and bite and suck the crap outta ya. Actually, they weren't in the biting mood yet for some reason. Just don't go getting any dropping down your waders.
