Amerian River about to rage

[STEELIES/26c3]

I think you're gunna' need a bigger wading staff

Date / Time REL SCH
02/22/2016 17:00 3500 cfs
02/22/2016 18:00 4000 cfs
02/22/2016 19:00 4500 cfs
02/22/2016 20:00 5000 cfs
02/22/2016 21:00 5500 cfs
02/22/2016 22:00 6000 cfs
02/22/2016 23:00 6500 cfs
02/23/2016 00:00 7000 cfs
02/23/2016 01:00 7200 cfs

[tascaso]

and an anchor!

[Sheepdog8404]

AWESOME!!! Just in time for the river to finally clear up enough at 3500... So damn frustrating!!!

[STEELIES/26c3]

AWESOME!!! Just in time for the river to finally clear up enough at 3500... So damn frustrating!!!

AWESOME!!! INDEED and I get what you're saying as it's been tough in the high, dirty water...

but I'd be more frustrated if Folsom was still at 30% capacity and the river was suffering through another 500-800cfs drought flow.

I consider this winter steelhead season as 'taking one for the team'

I'm happy for the river, the critters and some of the humans, hahaha

[Moose]

Can you post a link to these scheduled releases?

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Some years back, 1990s?, we had a big high water winter.

Lower American River was running over the top of Nimbus Dam which was guessed to be about 130,000 cfs.

That spring when the water came back down the river was graded very flat with no runs and the rocks were so clean they were almost white.

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[SeanO]

+1 buddy.

Lots of downstream critters gonna enjoy that water.

Nice flush.


AWESOME!!! INDEED and I get what you're saying as it's been tough in the high, dirty water...

but I'd be more frustrated if Folsom was still at 30% capacity and the river was suffering through another 500-800cfs drought flow.

I consider this winter steelhead season as 'taking one for the team'

I'm happy for the river, the critters and some of the humans, hahaha

[njbeast]

Yikes...might be worth the long drive for me to see the river that high...thanks for the update.

[Mark Kranhold]

Some of my most memorable fish were caught at high flows , 6000 and up... And boy will they use that current to there advantage! Fish the edges, start out short with just your tip hanging out your rod and find a nice little seam break and swing that bug through there!! 11701

[STEELIES/26c3]

I remember that girl... Damn what a beauty...

NOT YOU KRANHOLD

hahahaha

[njbeast]

beautiful fish when was that caught Mark?

[mogaru]

With all this non sense water releases, they'd better not ask for water rationing this summer. This is crazy.....

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Project: Nimbus Dam

Please make the following release changes to the American River:


Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

02/24/2016 1800 7200 6900
02/24/2016 2300 6900 6600

02/25/2016 0400 6600 6300
02/25/2016 1800 6300 6050
02/25/2016 2300 6050 5800

02/26/2016 0400 5800 5550
02/26/2016 1800 5550 5300
02/26/2016 2300 5300 5050

02/27/2016 0400 5050 4900
02/27/2016 1700 4900 4800
02/27/2016 2000 4800 4700
02/27/2016 2300 4700 4600

Comment: Ramp down - storage management/flood control

Issued by: Randi Field