All is great, for those who wait. It’s coming. We had some pretty high overnight temps up high last night!

Currently 43˚F, sunny and calm.

FLOWS:
Poudre at Rustic: Last Update: May 12, 2019 11:55 PM
Stage: 1.21 Feet; Flow: 179.4 Cubic Feet per Second

Hewlett Gulch Bridge: Last Update: May 13, 2019 12:03 AM
Stage: 2.79 Feet; Flow: 362 Cubic Feet per Second

Mouth of the Canyon: Last Update: May 12, 2019 11:39 PM
Stage: 3.59 Feet; Flow: 298 Cubic Feet per Second

N. Fork in Livermore: Last Updated: 5/13/2019 05:00
Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 227 Cubic Feet per Second

N. Fork below Seaman: Last Updated: 5/13/2019 05:30
Stage: 5.02 Feet; Flow: 242 Cubic Feet per Second

Lions Park: Last Update: May 12, 2019 11:59 PM
Stage: 2.94 Feet; Flow: 355 Cubic Feet per Second

Fort Collins: Last Updated: Last Update: May 13, 2019 12:22 AM
Stage: 1.44 Feet; Flow: 81.4 Cubic Feet per Second

CONDITIONS:
Joe Wright SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 22.2“; Depth: 52“; Observed Overnight Temp: 42˚F
Irene SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 24.9“; Depth: 70“; Observed Overnight Temp: 38˚F
Hourglass SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 7.4“; Depth: 18“; Observed Overnight Temp: 39˚F
Long DrawSNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 15.6“; Depth: 38“; Observed Overnight Temp: 30˚F

Air Temp in Poudre Park: ˚43F
Water Temp Poudre Park: 40˚F
Water Speed Poudre Park: N/A

Today’s expected Wx: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Currently 35˚F, sunny and breezy. Holding steady at 1.4 today. We are expecting the next four days to be sunny (or mostly) with highs in the mid 70’s here in the lower canyon.

FLOWS:
Poudre at Rustic: Last Update: May 12, 2019 1:49 AM
Stage: 1.11 Feet; Flow: 153.1 Cubic Feet per Second

Hewlett Gulch Bridge: Last Update: May 12, 2019 1:02 AM
Stage: 2.84 Feet; Flow: 394.9 Cubic Feet per Second

Mouth of the Canyon: Last Update: May 12, 2019 1:34 AM
Stage: 3.66 Feet; Flow: 337 Cubic Feet per Second

N. Fork in Livermore: Last Updated: 5/12/2019 07:00
Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 249 Cubic Feet per Second

N. Fork below Seaman: Last Updated:5/12/2019 07:30
Stage: 5.11 Feet; Flow: 269 Cubic Feet per Second

Lions Park: Last Update: May 12, 2019 12:59 AM
Stage: 3.01 Feet; Flow: 381.1 Cubic Feet per Second

Fort Collins: Last Updated:Last Update: May 12, 2019 1:22 AM
Stage: 1.63 Feet; mFlow: 107.2 Cubic Feet per Second

CONDITIONS:
Joe Wright SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 22.3“; Depth: 53“; Observed Overnight Temp: 24˚F
Irene SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 25.6“; Depth: 70“; Observed Overnight Temp: 28˚F
Hourglass SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 8.4“; Depth: 20“; Observed Overnight Temp: 34˚F
Long DrawSNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 16.1“; Depth: 39“; Observed Overnight Temp: 29˚F

Air Temp in Poudre Park: 35˚F
Water Temp Poudre Park: 40˚F
Water Speed Poudre Park: N/A

Today’s expected Wx: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Confirmed with a visual on the Rock. Still at 1.4 this morning. All the rest of the previous values from this Morning’s post are current.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu

I haven’t made it up to the Rock yet. But here are the rest of the numbers. Since all the flows look quite close to yesterday I am going to guess the Rock to be around 1.4-1.5.

FLOWS:
Poudre at Rustic: Last Update: May 11, 2019 12:55 AM
Stage: 1.15 Feet; Flow: 165 Cubic Feet per Second

Hewlett Gulch Bridge: Last Update: May 11, 2019 1:02 AM
Stage: 2.85 Feet; Flow: 401.8 Cubic Feet per Second

Mouth of the Canyon: Last Update: May 11, 2019 12:28 AM
Stage: 3.43 Feet; Flow: 218 Cubic Feet per Second

N. Fork in Livermore: Last Updated: 5/11/2019 06:00
Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 258 Cubic Feet per Second

N. Fork below Seaman: Last Updated: 5/11/2019 06:30
Stage: 5.1 Feet; Flow: 266 Cubic Feet per Second

Lions Park: Last Update: May 11, 2019 12:59 AM
Stage: 2.65 Feet; Flow: 239.9 Cubic Feet per Second

Fort Collins: Last Updated: Last Update: May 11, 2019 12:22 AM
Stage: 0.57 Feet; Flow: 10.4 Cubic Feet per Second

CONDITIONS:
Joe Wright SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 22.2“; Depth: 55“; Observed Overnight Temp: 19˚F
Irene SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 25.6“; Depth: 68“; Observed Overnight Temp: 21˚F
Hourglass SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 8.5“; Depth: 22“; Observed Overnight Temp: 30˚F
Long DrawSNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 16.3“; Depth: 41“; Observed Overnight Temp: 17˚F

Air Temp in Poudre Park: ˚F
Water Temp Poudre Park: ˚F
Water Speed Poudre Park:

Today’s expected Wx: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

I have an interesting Tid Bit to share with y’all. Facebook alerted my companions and I that one year ago today was the first trip out on Luke (our 14’er) on the Poudre last season. Today it was way too low. So here’s a comparison of conditions from one year ago to today- and what a difference the Wx can make!!

May 10, 2019 May 10, 2018 (today)
Rock: 2.9 Rock: 1.4
Mouth:808 cfs Mouth: 237 cfs
JW SNOTEL: 20.1″ SWE JW SNOTEL: 21.9″ SWE
Snow Pack JW: 51″ Snow Pack JW: 55″

And of interest, but not historically posted here on the Rock Report is Lake Irene. She flows into the Big South and is 20″ higher than last year, with 71″ of snow accumulation as of today!! Long Draw and Hourglass Lakes also have more snow than last year.

So, while the cooler and wetter spring has delayed the start of Run-Off… It looks like we will have big water and a longer season starting soon- Real Soon! Happy Boating and Stay Safe out there.