Below Normal: February flows only guaranteed on Saturday & Sunday with 1,300 cfs 9am-12pm, otherwise minimum of 200 cfs South Fork American River water year forecast as of February 8, 2018: Below Normal The February Water Forecast Report for 2018 was released Thursday February 8th, with the Water-Year forecasted for Below Normal. Specifically it’s forecasting the [...]
tl;dr: Very Very Wet. Total rainfall exceeds 1982-1983, but current snowpack is much lower at this point in time and more in line with the the Spring of 1998 or 2011. Final South Fork American River water year forecast as of May 8, 2017: Wet The Final Water Forecast for 2017 was released Monday May [...]
tl;dr: Very Very Wet. Total rainfall might exceed 1982-1983, but current snowpack is much lower at this point in time. South Fork American River water year forecast as of April 10, 2017: Wet The April Water Report was released Monday April 10th, with the Water-Year forecast expectedly solidly in the Wet range. Specifically it’s forecasting [...]
tl;dr: Wet. Very Very Wet. South Fork American River water year forecast as of March 8, 2017: Wet The March Water Report was released Wednesday March 8th, with the Water-Year forecast expectedly solidly in the Wet range. Specifically it’s forecasting the American River below Folsom at 7.430 million acre-feet (MAF), with 3.500 or greater being considered Wet. In fact, [...]
tl;dr: Wet. Very Very Wet. South Fork American River water year forecast as of February 8, 2017 The February Water Report was released Tuesday afternoon February 8th, with the Water-Year forecast expectedly solidly in the Wet range. Specifically it’s forecasting the American River below Folsom at 5.610 million acre-feet (MAF), with 3.500 or greater being considered Wet. [...]
tldr: Final measurements place 2016 as a Below Normal water year for the SFAR. 2016 Final Water Year Determination – South Fork of the American River With the end of September also comes the end of the 2015-2016 California water year. Measurements for the Full Natural Flow for the American River at Folsom as measured [...]
2016 Water Year for the South Fork of the American River tl;dr: Daily raftable water through Labor Day. SFAR Water Year Forecast 2016 The May Water Report was released late Monday May 9th, with the Water-Year forecast staying in the Above Normal range. Specifically it’s forecasting the American River below Folsom at 2,850 thousand acre-feet, with 2,600-3,500 [...]
April 2016 Water Year Forecast for the South Fork of the American River tl;dr: Great Improvement – Looking Solid for Above Normal Water Year on the South Fork American River SFAR Water Year Forecast as of April 1, 2016 The April Water Report was released late Friday April 8th, with the Water-Year forecast leaping into the Above Normal [...]
Wisdom… learning from mistakes can be fun! Education is a big thing at Rock-N-Water. From learning how to set up the rappel for campers, to how to best help kids find gold through placer mining, we’re learning how to do new things from day one. And we continue to learn throughout our entire [...]
Fire | Flood | Straw I didn’t realize how closely associated fire and flood could be… But then as I looked into things a little more I found that there was a third word being added to the mix that initially confused me even more: Straw. Specifically Rice Straw, but lets start with the fire. The King [...]
