RMA Poudre Rock Report

Currently 37˚F, overcast and damp.

Hewlett: Stage: 3.4 Feet; Flow: 657.6 Cubic Feet per Second
Mouth: Stage: 4.38 ft; Flow: 969 cfs
Joe Wright: Snow Water Equivalent 19.4″; Snow Depth 49″

Expected Wx:
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
TonightA 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

That’s right folks… April 25 and it’s at 1.5 already. Read on for a very important safety notice.

Joe Right SNOTEL: Snow Water Equivalent: 19.4 Snow Depth: 49″
Hewlett Bridge Gauge: 3.06 Feet; Flow: 480.3 Cubic Feet per Second
Mouth of Canyon: 3.96 feet; Flow: 612 cfs
*This confirms the appearance of more flow in Filter Plant Run than above.

Today’s expected Wx: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TonightShowers and thunderstorms likely. Areas of fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Safety Notice: There is a HUGE strainer in the middle of the Poudre Park Run. Ironically, it’s also in the middle of Poudre Park. It’s a tree still attached to the far shore (river left) and stretches 2/3 of the way across the channel. It’s between Falls Gulch and Columbine Lodge. Be Aware! And run left after you enter the community!

Lapping the bottom of the bar at 1. Seen some boats in the Narrows over the last week or so. Have fun out there!

If very optimistic, one might call it 1ft- as it was lapping the the bottom of the 1ft line. Despite what some folks might say, there is some fun surf out there right now (even at 0.4ft!). The Hewlett gauge reading was 2.65ft.

Thanks to all who voted yes on BOB II and helped it pass. It´s getting us that much closer to having the whitewater park downtown!

And useful tidbits for figuring flows is Canyon Mouth – N. Fork:

100cfs = ~0ft
220cfs = ~0.9ft

The flows page has reports for both (CLAFTCO on DWR for canyon mouth, CLANSECO for N.Fork)