wjbell Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 They say the couple of storms that are suppose to come through my area are going to melt a lot of snow below 7000 feet and produce a lot more above it. With the ground saturated it's suppose to go right to the rivers and streams. Some weather places are also saying that we might have an amount of water like previous record floods.Could it be a winter with water levels like in the picture of the confluence in Auburn I posted a while back? If so I'll be out early spring with my sluice box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Herron Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wjbell,We can only hope!!!!!! Just pray for the rain Gods to be good to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Forecast for Sunday certainly leaves open that possibility. From the weather service's webpage:AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE AS A STRONG JET STREAMPUSHES ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. URBAN AND SMALLSTREAM FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY BELOW 6000 FEET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I Luv It!LuckyLundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 The Sierra Express..... lots of moisture from Hawaii meeting up with cold arctic air from that jetstream sucking it down from The Bearing Sea...... Drove across the Foresthill Bridge yesterday and the rivers are running pretty good. Just fries me to say dredging does damage after seeing those rivers like that.... and they are just high, not really flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south fork Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 The rain has been dumping here in Kelsey 4 1/2 inches so far my sons were out sluicing yesterday in the normally dry drainage's behind our house they found some small pickers and lots of flour let it rain.I can hear the south fork of the American river off my deck it must be running high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 ..." Just fries me to say dredging does damage after seeing those rivers like that..."Steve, You are so right. It is mind-blowing how dumb that kind of thinking is compared to what a week-long storm or a good snow run-off can do to the rivers.I would have a good laugh if it weren't so sad.I sure miss dredging...Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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