Lower American River going up to 75,000 cfs !!!!!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Project: Nimbus Dam

Please make the following release changes to the American River

Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

1/09/2017 0400 30,000 35,000
1/09/2017 0500 35,000 40,000
1/09/2017 0600 40,000 45,000
1/09/2017 0700 45,000 50,000
1/09/2017 0800 50,000 55,000
1/09/2017 0900 55,000 60,000
1/09/2017 1000 60,000 65,000
1/09/2017 1100 65,000 70,000
1/09/2017 1200 70,000 75,000

Comment: Flood Control

Issued by: J. Sandberg

[Idadon]

Starting to sound a little serious!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

1986
Record Flood: The February 1986 storm dumps 10 inches of rain on Sacramento in 11 days. The American River dumps more water into Folsom than it is designed to handle. After 2 days of releases at the design level, (115,000 cubic feet per second (cfs)), officials boost releases to 134,000 cfs. Folsom performance downgraded to about a 60-year storm.

[Sheepdog8404]

I might have to take a rod down there and swing it just for shits and giggles!

[SeanO]

Damn. Wonder when it's been that high last?

[SeanO]

Past nine years...

[Idadon]

I remember that 1986 water. Was living on Mare Island at the time. Went to the ammo pier at the south end of the island and watched debris coming thru the Straight. Very impressive sight!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Update.....

Please make the following release changes to the American River

Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

1/09/2017 0800 30,000 35,000
1/09/2017 0900 35,000 40,000
1/09/2017 1000 40,000 45,000
1/09/2017 1100 45,000 50,000
1/09/2017 1200 50,000 55,000
1/09/2017 1300 55,000 60,000

Comment: Revision of schedule times for higher releases due to lower inflow projections.

Issued by: J. Sandberg

[STEELIES/26c3]

http://www.sacbee.com/news/weather/a...125274069.html


County spokesman Russ Brown said a few low-lying roads between levees are already starting to flood.

He said the region is especially on edge because January 2017 is the 20-year anniversary of the catastrophic floods of 1997 which hit the region hard.

Floodwaters inundated 250 square miles of California’s Central Valley, damaging or destroying 23,800 homes and 1,900 businesses. Nine people died and 120,000 residents were evacuated.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/weather/a...#storylink=cpy

[STEELIES/26c3]

In the catastrophic floods of 1986 to 1997, the American River reached peak flows nearing 300,000 CFS.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/weather/a...#storylink=cpy