how much would 1" of rain affect the creeks?

With the water tables being so low. How much would the creek be affected with 1" of rain spread out over 24 hrs? How much rain do we need?

Im just wondering how much rain we need over a given amount of days.... at this rate it seems we could have a solid week of rain and they might be up to normal.

Erie Trib Maxim:  Creek water does not come from the sky. Creek water comes from the ground. 1 inch might give a spike of water and color. But until the leaves are off the trees and the grass is dead you will not see any consistent water level in the creeks.

I can tell ya I was up there sunday plenty of fish in lower walnut and elk but getting them to bite that's a different story. Some guys on elk were hooking up on the fly rods. Lots of fish near the mouths in the lake ready to make a run also.

steelie85
Thanks for the info guys. Really helpful post. I keep looking at the forecast. Doesnt look good until maybe... friday for any consideral amount of rain

How far away are ya steelie?  There are lots of sources out there about conditions in Erie, some more reliable than others, and all of them indicate that good fishing can be had right now, even with the low creek levels.  Probably won't catch 'em drifting egg sacs through the Manchester or Legion Hole, but if you switch it up a little bit and fish where there IS water, sounds like things are pretty good.  
 
Point is, if you wanna go fishing, and you have the time and the means to go fishin, go fishin!  Always fun to figger out a new way to fool a critter with a brain the size of a pea.  

HERE COME DA RAIN!!.......... HERE COME DA RAIN!!

Hope it's enough to kick the season into high-gear. B-)

Sorry to say, it doesn't look like the rain they done got up there today budged the gauges much at all. 

Need more than 1" over several weeks to bring the tribs up to a sustainable level. What is needed is an event of tropical proportions.

Correct me if I am wrong but, is it not the temperature of the water that fires off the spawn? Do these fish not stage prior to migration as the water nears that temperature. Won't these fish, all but, get out of the water and walk to their spawning beds once pre-spawn ?migration begins? Is the prime water temperature for these fish to spawn somewhere around 48 degrees F.? Is it the 'amount' of water you need to increase or the 'temperature' of the water you need to decrease?

Tsk....... tsk.......... you can only have one; you can't have your cake and eat it too!!