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SteelSlayer77
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2013/03/06 16:45:22 (permalink)

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Been trying to find out how much snow is currently on the ground in the Elk/Walnut watershed area.  Doesn't look like the water gauges are on the move yet, and can't seem to view the Uncle Johns web cams.  Think my work is blocking it. 
 
So can anyone help me out?   I'm trying to figure out what water conditions might be like this weekend with a melt off coming.  How many inches of snow are currently on the ground in the Elk/Walnut watershed area as of today (3/6/2013)?  
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    akitadog
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/06 17:14:53 (permalink)
    im headed up this weekend. im guessing there isnt any snow. rained a few days ago and was hardly any sno 2 weeks ago.
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/06 19:17:42 (permalink)
    Go to www.weather.gov.  This is the NOAA site.
     
    At the top menu, highlight Information Center and click on Climate
    At the left side menu click on Snow Cover.  Everything you need is here
    Short cut to general idea of depth, click on National Analyses on the left side menu
    In the top map, click on the skinny Souther Great Lakes region.
    Since you are concerned about melt-off, I would check out snow-water equiv and snow melt
     
    Enjoy.
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/06 20:46:13 (permalink)
    akitadog
    im headed up this weekend. im guessing there isnt any snow. rained a few days ago and was hardly any sno 2 weeks ago.

     
    I think your right.  Saw a report from 3/5 on the reports page and just noticed the date and the words "heavy snow".  Thought they got some of the storm last night, got 11" here but over half of it melted by the time I got home from work tonight.   Now looking at that report closer, the guy was catching coho and fishing in MI. 
     
    We should be good.  Looks like the high temp was around 38 today and the walnut gauge didn't really do anything.
     
    post edited by SteelSlayer77 - 2013/03/06 20:49:26
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 13:15:14 (permalink)
    I live in Lake City and we have basically nothing. Theres some piled up but its nothing, the weather forecast I read on intellicast.com was for temps in the low 40's for the weekend. 
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 15:06:50 (permalink)
    It has been snowing off and on, but it is too warm for anything to stick.
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 15:43:59 (permalink)
    gymi03
    I live in Lake City and we have basically nothing. Theres some piled up but its nothing, the weather forecast I read on intellicast.com was for temps in the low 40's for the weekend. 

    cbeagler
    It has been snowing off and on, but it is too warm for anything to stick.

     
    Hmm, based on the water gauges today and the quotes above;  Sounds like a perfect green flow on the low side may be in store for the weekend.     Anyone know if there have been any smolts stocked yet?  
     
    Hoping it's still early enough to not have to deal with smolts.  All my past March trips have been at the end of the month when the water is swarming with the little buggers.
    post edited by SteelSlayer77 - 2013/03/07 15:46:22
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 15:51:45 (permalink)
    i ended up with 14 steelies last week, and not 1 smolt. i thought somebody said they stocked them, but i didnt see any.
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 17:05:06 (permalink)
    They might only be in the upper areas right now, if recently stocked.     If that's the case, I might try down by the mouths for a while just to avoid the smolt attack and get into some fresher fish.  Were you fishing upper sections, or down by the lake last week?
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 18:56:27 (permalink)
    on elk, all south of folleys. and manchester at walnut, never saw a smolt.
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/07 19:56:51 (permalink)
    Nice that's promising.  Sounds like the PFBC probably didn't stock yet, so I'll probably just hit my favorite areas on elk.  Thanks for the info!
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    Re:Snow 2013/03/08 07:11:20 (permalink)
    no problem man. maybe ill see you there.
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