Generation question....

[SDB777]

I've pretty much got the '0" figured out on the chart from swpa website.

Is '40' wade able?

Thinking '80' is full blast, stay home?

Scott (long drive) B

[snagged in outlet 3]

No real wading opportunities at 40 or any generation really.

You could pick around the edges at dry run or the confluence.

That's about it.

No wading at 80.

Norfork is narrow so there really isn't anywhere to go when its generating.

Pete

[crkoester]

Ditto to Pete. No wading above minimum flow. "40" is one generator, "80" is two. And it comes up in a hurry, you don't want to be caught in the river on the rise. It's quite dangerous.

Check out generation on the White, and learn how long the rises take to get downstream. It's easier to work around pulses in generation there. Can find wadeable water at several shoals at minimum flow or not much above. Even if generation ruins your Norfork plans or cuts your day in half, you can truck over to Wildcat, Roundhouse, up to the dam, etc and salvage your day if flows are low there.

Also, save your pennies and/or find a buddy and hire a guide to fish from a boat for at least a day. That's really the ultimate White/Norfork experience anyway. There are many excellent fly guides on the rivers these days.

Chris

[JCW355]

When they blow the horn to release water in Arkansas and Missouri, it's coming right then. Oklahoma give several warnings before the release.

[SDB777]

When they blow the horn to release water in Arkansas and Missouri, it's coming right then. Oklahoma give several warnings before the release.

Got that....sometimes you can't hear the horn 7 or 10 miles downstream

I'm asking about the swpa website chart of generation schedule though....or maybe I'm not typing the question correctly??(although I can't think of any other way to ask the question)

Scott (I gotta make a duck call....my brain hurts) B

[hoglaw]

You typed the question correctly. The norfork is basically unwadable during any generation.

I think they show 7 sometimes for minimum flow, right? If it's a double digit number, there's no real wading to be had.

[Mac's Orphan]

I've had some good success if they run 1/2 a generator, but with one on, you'd be better off staying on the bank.

Back when McClellan's was open, I knew of two people who drowned on this river,

Follow the advice above. These guys know what they're talking about. This is a great tailwater to fish, but when they turn on the generators it can trap you downstream, which makes for a tough hike through the woods. (Don't ask me how I know that!)

Edit: The Corps does have a 800 number you can call for a generation forecast but take it with a grain of salt - it can change.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I've had some good success if they run 1/2 a generator, but with one on, you'd be better off staying on the bank.

Back when McClellan's was open, I knew of two people who drowned on this river,

Follow the advice above. These guys know what they're talking about. This is a great tailwater to fish, but when they turn on the generators it can trap you downstream, which makes for a tough hike through the woods. (Don't ask me how I know that!)

Edit: The Corps does have a 800 number you can call for a generation forecast but take it with a grain of salt - it can change.

Don't ever trust that recording with your life.

Pete

[Mac's Orphan]

Don't ever trust that recording with your life.

Pete

EXACTLY!!! Again - good advice!