RMA Poudre Rock Report

Currently 50˚F, partly cloudy and beautiful.

Hewlett Gulch Bridge: Stage: 4.7 Feet; Flow: 1537.1 Cubic Feet per Second
Mouth of the Canyon: Stage: 5.33 Feet; Flow: 2026 Cubic Feet per Second
Fort Collins: Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 1620 Cubic Feet per Second
N. Fork in Livermore: Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 647 Cubic Feet per Second
N. Fork below Seaman: Stage: 6.20 Feet Flow: 652 Cubic Feet per Second
Poudre at Rustic: Stage: 3 Feet; Flow: N/A Cubic Feet per Second (Coming Soon!!)
Joe Wright SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 13.4“; Depth: 28“; Temp: 38˚F
Air Temp in Poudre Park: 50˚F
Last Water Temp Poudre Park: 45˚F

Today’s expected Wx: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

Currently 46˚F, sunny and calm.

Hewlett Gulch Bridge: Stage: 4.72 Feet; Flow: 1549.6 Cubic Feet per Second
Mouth of the Canyon: Stage: 5.47 Feet; Flow: 2194 Cubic Feet per Second
Fort Collins: Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 1870 Cubic Feet per Second
N. Fork in Livermore: Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 756 Cubic Feet per Second
N. Fork below Seaman: Stage: 6.33 Feet; Flow: 715 Cubic Feet per Second
Poudre at Rustic: Stage: 2.75 Feet; Flow: N/A Cubic Feet per Second
Joe Wright SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 14.2“; Depth: 31“; Temp: 32˚F
Air Temp in Poudre Park: 45˚F
Water Temp Poudre Park: 45˚F

Today’s expected Wx: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Early start here at Camp Falbo, lol.

Currently 55˚F, sunny and beautiful.

Hewlett Gulch Bridge: Stage: 4.5 Feet; Flow: 1400 Cubic Feet per Second
Mouth of the Canyon: Stage: 5.35 Feet; Flow: 2050 Cubic Feet per Second
Fort Collins: Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 1870 Cubic Feet per Second
N. Fork in Livermore: Stage: N/A Feet; Flow: 803 Cubic Feet per Second
N. Fork below Seaman: Stage: 6.49 Feet; Flow: 764 Cubic Feet per Second
Poudre at Rustic: Stage: 2.63 Feet; Flow: N/A Cubic Feet per Second
Joe Wright SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 14.7“; Depth: 32“; Temp: 29˚F
Air Temp in Poudre Park: 55˚F
Water Temp Poudre Park: 44˚F

Today’s expected Wx: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunders

CAUTION – steel cable: if you put in at mm 86 (White Mile put in on Upper), there is a steel cable across the river ~0.5 miles downstream.  Just after the river bends left and still in the houses area.  The cable is very difficult to see.  On 5/29 you could likely boat over it on the left hand side, but middle or right you had to lift it out of the way or duck it on the far right.  This looks like the second half of a cable system to get across the river as there’s another strung up higher (~20ft) where I suspect this one used to be.

Also, lots of big trees are down in both Upper & Lower Rustic, some visible from the road, some not.  Be on your toes.  The worst is a couple miles (I think) downstream of the White Mile.  At 3.5 on the Rock, it forces you to get your raft stuck in the middle of the rapid (boulder garden at this level).  At higher flows you might be able to avoid getting stuck, but the the tree is in the main current.   We lost count, but probably ~10 big trees down in the river, numerous small ones as well.  4 of these I saw on the road on the drive up.  All are visible currently from upstream.   The vast majority are on upper Rustic.  But Lower has 2 of them ~1 mile above Century Park.  I’m not sure how many of them will move as the water goes up, as some still had roots in the ground.   A few of them  will get more exciting I suspect as the water increases.

Thanks for the heads up John (Tilleman)