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canyonguru
Joined: 07 Jul 2008
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Location: Las Vegas
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: virgin flow rate (are you serious) |
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i have been coming to zion for a while now probably not as long as a lot of you guys that live there or close to zion. but almost 700cfs, that seems pretty high to me. i remember doing orderville and the virgin was around 88cfs and it seemed to be going at a pretty good pace.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/uv/?site_no=09405500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,00010,00095,72020
hope the link works if not just go to the nps page and look up the virgin river flow rate. i wish i was up there today to check it out. was there any flash's that anyone knows of....... i am kinda of a weather junky. |
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Scott P
Joined: 14 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Tom Jones posted on the canyons group that the river is running very high.
Quote: Lots of monsoon action in Zion today. An afternoon set of storms
punched the N Fork of the Virgin up above 500 cfs!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canyons/message/45919 |
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moab mark
Joined: 23 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| any pictures? |
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Alex
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
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Location: SLC, UT
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder if it's just a flush flood, the spikes look like they don't last very long |
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trackrunner
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Alex wrote: I wonder if it's just a flush flood, the spikes look like they don't last very long
Perhaps, It’s Monson season now in Zion. |
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Scott Card
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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Location: Provo, Utah
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| I'll let you know about the Monsoon on Friday. I'm taking a couple Noobie groups through two canyons. Yee haw. :2thumbs: A couple of years ago, I saw the Virgin at about 9000 cfs. Now THAT was impressive. I maintain the narrows are the scarriest place in Zion during the Monsoon. |
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ratagonia
Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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Location: Quiet and charming: Mount Carmel
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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trackrunner wrote: Alex wrote: I wonder if it's just a flush flood, the spikes look like they don't last very long
Perhaps, It’s Monson season now in Zion.
Perhaps. It's Monsoon season now in Zion.
Flash floods do tend to flush out the canyons...
Tom |
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Iceaxe
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
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Location: Local Bordello
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, that is a flashflood on the old graph....
The first blip isn't to bad.... 150 cfs, probably not a killer... second blip is 600 cfs.... that's some major water.
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kaptain
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