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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
SLO, Ca
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Nov 21, 2012 - 01:57am PT
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I hiked down to check out the flood when they did it several years ago. I had a gf that studied grand canyon fish. Anyway, it was awesome- super powerful looking.
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mctwisted
Trad climber
e.p.
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Nov 21, 2012 - 08:03am PT
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i'd love to go down there again
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Prod
Trad climber
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Nov 21, 2012 - 09:21am PT
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I've boated 5k CFS to 50K CFS in the Grand, and still think 18ish is the best.
Would love to be there at any level.
Prod.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 21, 2012 - 09:38am PT
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Nov 21, 2012 - 09:40am PT
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this is good!
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10b4me
Boulder climber
member since 2002
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Nov 21, 2012 - 01:18pm PT
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Hope his injury isn't to serious, and he can return
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
SLO, Ca
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Nov 21, 2012 - 02:12pm PT
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When we checked it out it was raging. Huge and muddy, logs, debris, no beaches. Definitely hump down and check it out if you are in the area.
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John M
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2012 - 02:20pm PT
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Thanks for that link Brandon. I didn't know if those flow levels were runnable. I don't have that much whitewater experience. What an experience.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
SLO, Ca
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Nov 21, 2012 - 02:34pm PT
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After the flood the same gf took me down the river on a three week science trip (those were the days!!) with a bunch of other scientists. We took all sorts of measurements on our way down the river. It wasn't a professional trip so adventure was very alive in the rapids. One boat got flipped in crystal, another had its floor ripped out. Snow storm early on. GC is an amazing place.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Nov 21, 2012 - 04:13pm PT
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42,000 cfs ain't that much water.
I've been kayaking on whitewater rivers at 100,000 cfs. Now that's BIG.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 21, 2012 - 05:44pm PT
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hear that slr,was that the ottawa?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 21, 2012 - 05:51pm PT
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I've been kayaking on whitewater rivers at 100,000 cfs. Now that's BIG.
Where? Africa? No place that big around here.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 21, 2012 - 05:55pm PT
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GO BIG OR GO HOME!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 21, 2012 - 05:56pm PT
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oh yes there is brandon,not that far from you,the lachine rapid,st.lawrence river.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 21, 2012 - 05:57pm PT
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and one near me,the whirlpool on the niagara,its been run
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John M
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2012 - 06:08pm PT
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The Sacramento River has been near 650,000 cubic feet per second in floods.
The Klamath gets big. Lots of rivers have gotten real big during floods. I have no idea if anyone has ever run them during a big flood. It seems like there would just be too much debris.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_flood_of_1964
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 21, 2012 - 06:15pm PT
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So, anyone know what the Walker River Canyon was running at at its peak in '97?
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