Blown Out

[Brian Sloss]

For anyone thinking of coming down, the river is blown out. Thomasville is brown and out of it's banks and Greer is to the top of the boat ramp, brown and logs floating by. I actually had someone try to talk me into putting them out in a canoe today. Are you kidding me? I'll post updates on levels when they look like they may be getting favorable again.

[FishinCricket]

So doesn't this river drop level pretty fast? If it stopped precipitation today, when would it be floatable again?

[Brian Sloss]

Actually, relative to a lot of other float rivers in the ozarks, the opposite is true, especially below Greer spring. Because it is a little larger, it takes a little more to get this river to flood, but it also takes longer for it to recede. Granted it will rise and fall faster closer to the crest, but it will stay higher than ideal a little longer. Given that I don't know where it will crest, I don't want to guess. Besides, once you think you have the river figured out, it will surprise you.

[FishinCricket]

Actually, relative to a lot of other float rivers in the ozarks, the opposite is true, especially below Greer spring. Because it is a little larger, it takes a little more to get this river to flood, but it also takes longer for it to recede. Granted it will rise and fall faster closer to the crest, but it will stay higher than ideal a little longer. Given that I don't know where it will crest, I don't want to guess. Besides, once you think you have the river figured out, it will surprise you.

Dang, my dyslexia kicked in again!

[snap]

The river needed some water, do not know about this much though!!! Thursday was about perfect, unfortunately for some of us, we did not make it on the river until Friday. Thursday's evening and night rains rose it nearly a foot and murked it up. Fishing was tough but floating would have been great!!! Found there to be more moss than ever before. Found ourselves constantly peeling it off. Depending on how much higher it goes in the next few days, the next two to three weeks are probably out...IMO!!!...Brian is right, you never know!!! My thinking is kind of along the lines of the Easter flood a few years back!!! If I remember, it took 6-8 weeks, but then for the Summer, it was great!!!..hoping for some of the same this time around.

[gotmuddy]

The eleven point river is a very dangerous one to be on when its flooded. I would much rather be on the buffalo because the eleven point has many narrow places with trees down everywhere. I would highly suggest staying off the river when it is flooded.

[scotth]

I just checked the gauges for the eleven point. And am I reading them right? The bardley gauge is almost 27k cfs, which is more than double the 1966 record!!! Which was 11600cfs.

Yo. That is grand canyon type water.

I must be mistaken.

Brian, how high is that river!!

Scott

[Brian Sloss]

We have been at this level now 4 times in 3-4 years. This used to happen every 25 years or so. The weather comes in extremes any more.

[Brian Sloss]

The river has been over 11k cfs numerous times before and after 1966. That is high, but not too bad relatively speaking. Wish that was all we got.

[steve l]

I just checked the gauges for the eleven point. And am I reading them right? The bardley gauge is almost 27k cfs, which is more than double the 1966 record!!! Which was 11600cfs.

Yo. That is grand canyon type water.

I must be mistaken.

Brian, how high is that river!!

Scott

That number is the highest for that day. To get a better historical record gotta drill down a bit further. Click on the "Summary of all Available Data..." link and then click on the "Peak Streamflow" link. The big flood of 3(?) years ago stands out...