| Topic: Deer Creek Access on Ponderosa Road |
darinm
Views: 1200 | Forum: Access Issues Post time: Mar 29, 2026Post Subject: Deer Creek Access on Ponderosa Road |
| Sad to say it's in even worse condition after the fire, I hoped it would be polished from firefighting but it looks like it moved through that area too fast and was not utilized. Now it has a ... |
| Topic: South Feather 2024 Flow Schedule |
darinm
Views: 1910 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Sep 12, 2024Post Subject: South Feather 2024 Flow Schedule |
| September 18/19 ramp up to 425cfs
9-19 to 10/7 425cfs
October 7/8 ramp down |
| Topic: New Wood |
darinm
Views: 2485 | Forum: HazardsPost time: May 14, 2021Post Subject: New Wood |
| A new tree is across the river roughly a half mile below Big Springs. It's possible to paddle over on the right, but you are paddling over the partially submerged top half of it and there are a lot ... |
| Topic: 8 New Logs from Lake Siskiyou to Dunsmuir |
darinm
Views: 3967 | Forum: HazardsPost time: Apr 22, 2019Post Subject: 8 New Logs from Lake Siskiyou to Dunsmuir |
| Thanks to local paddlers almost all these logs are gone or not in play. Just the one above Mossbrae is worth noting as it has moved downstream and is in the main flow, you can paddle around it on the ... |
| Topic: 8 New Logs from Lake Siskiyou to Dunsmuir |
darinm
Views: 3967 | Forum: HazardsPost time: Mar 9, 2019Post Subject: 8 New Logs from Lake Siskiyou to Dunsmuir |
| In short, there are 8 new logs in the river between Lake Siskiyou and Dunsmuir, none require a portage yet several are in play (especially if you are out of control/swimming). All these logs will ... |
| Topic: Wood on Squaw Valley Creek |
darinm
Views: 3208 | Forum: HazardsPost time: Jan 13, 2019Post Subject: Wood on Squaw Valley Creek |
| Wood has often been a minor issue on Squaw Valley Creek into the McCloud, but this last summer the Hirz Fire burned to the river's edge. Fire fighters dropped hundreds of trees on the right bank of ... |
| Topic: Gage is a little off as of 8 / 22 / 17 |
darinm
Views: 5093 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Sep 24, 2017Post Subject: Gage is a little off as of 8 / 22 / 17 |
| I was with Thomas on Friday and while it's been many years, the flow felt more like the 500 we had some ~10 years ago. Certainly higher than anything we've seen in the last five or six years. Great ... |
| Topic: Winter Flows |
darinm
Views: 4361 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Feb 5, 2016Post Subject: Winter Flows |
| If you've seen the Tule running at a perfect level in the winter and wonder if it's worth the long drive...it's probably not. During the winter the majority of the flow comes in from lower elevation. ... |
| Topic: Wood on the McCloud ? |
darinm
Views: 6540 | Forum: HazardsPost time: Apr 13, 2015Post Subject: Wood on the McCloud ? |
| Over the summer there was no wood on the run that required getting out of a boat, but some trees blocking part of the channel here and there. Last time I was out there in December the lake was near ... |
| Topic: At 4.2 on 12/23/14 |
darinm
Views: 4955 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Dec 24, 2014Post Subject: At 4.2 on 12/23/14 |
| Flows dropped yesterday afternoon. Hopefully back up with more rain. |
| Topic: After flooding...no new wood or significant changes. |
darinm
Views: 5057 | Forum: HazardsPost time: Dec 17, 2014Post Subject: After flooding...no new wood or significant changes. |
| The title about sums it up. Small changes here and there but nothing significant from Box Canyon Dam to Dunsmuir. Thanks to whomever remove the trees in the section below Cantera Loop. |
| Topic: Flowing at 4'6" aka 450cfs |
darinm
Views: 5173 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Dec 8, 2014Post Subject: Flowing at 4'6" aka 450cfs |
| Word from the dam is that for the rain filled future they will be releasing 4'6" aka 450cfs on Box Canyon, it started 12/6/14 |
| Topic: Expect lower est flow. |
darinm
Views: 4841 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Nov 25, 2014Post Subject: Expect lower est flow. |
| Perhaps because of the drought made the glaciers vanish, the South Fork Salmon seems to be at the bottom end of the dreamflows estimate. An est 450 was more like 350 in the river. No new wood, ... |
| Topic: September 19 - 22 Rec Releases |
darinm
Views: 6326 | Forum: ArchivePost time: Sep 22, 2014Post Subject: September 19 - 22 Rec Releases |
| FYI things could be coordinated a bit better by NID. I ran into their dam keeper and he said they lowered the level of Faucherie Lake to make room for the incoming water...
Because of that, as of ... |
| Topic: Continuing flows at Fordyce? How long? |
darinm
Views: 11450 | Forum: FlowsPost time: Sep 8, 2010Post Subject: Continuing flows at Fordyce? How long? |
| Either way it just jumped to 400 today! |