This weekend.

kyle.vh · Since 11 Jul 2007 713 Posts city of angels Addicted

Easterlies and warm & sunny.
I feel like we haven't had a good RR session in awhile. Could be mid-60s.
Very Happy

Also: if you haven't checked out windonthewater.com/wotw and set it up to text/call you with real time data, check it out, its really cool. and free.

stringer · Since 31 Jul 2007 694 Posts Chucktown Flying Tomato

Looks like fun!
Would like to winch at least if the wind/water doesn't cooperate.
At the mouth of the Washougal river the water looked pretty high. None of those rocky parts were exposed.
It might be a bit lower at rooster since its not a rivermouth.

hilton · Since 15 Aug 2008 806 Posts Opinionated

Sunny, Warm, and Windy (but not nuked out) on Sunday.

WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY...WARMER. HIGHS 65 TO 70. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD.

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Anyone seen the water levels at RR? If its easterly winds this weekend would be sweet to get a sesh in at Rooster.

tinyE · Since 21 Jan 2006 2004 Posts not really an XTreme Poster

Nak · Fri Apr 03, 09 8:01 am

Water looks pretty high here in Camas...

kyle.vh · Since 11 Jul 2007 713 Posts city of angels Addicted

i'm hoping for some beach, but launching in the water isn't bad unless it's super high. especially if there's a few people there.
does anyone know how to interpret the graph for beach at RR? chooch, i though you mentioned this once, but i searched and didn't see...
(link for water level is here: http://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=pqr&gage=bono3&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6&type=0)
looks like it won't even be nuked. could be great riding.

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

Water levels were between 4-5' at vancouver today, that's about as low as it typically is mid-summer there.

http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?VANW1

stringer · Since 31 Jul 2007 694 Posts Chucktown Flying Tomato

Drove by RR today on the way back from HR.
Water looked low enough.
There should even be a little bit of beach upwind.

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

Nice pics. I'm really surprised that the water is that high! The vancouver hydrograph doesn't usually drop below 2-3 feet even at the lowest point in the season, and it's only reading 4-5 feet now.

Nak · Sat Apr 04, 09 8:47 am

http://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/river.php?wfo=pqr&wfoid=18685&riverid=204540&view=1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1&toggles=10%2C7%2C8%2C2%2C9%2C15%2C6&pt[]=141844&pt[]=146323&pt[]=143917&pt[]=144487&pt[]=145817&pt[]=143083&allpoints=141844%2C146323%2C143917%2C144487%2C145817%2C143083%2C142943%2C144837&data[]=hydrograph&submit=Make+my+River+Page!

Water level at the dam changes a lot more than at Vancouver. Right now it's at 15 feet; it goes as low as 5 feet in late Summer/early Fall. The level at the dam doesn't seem to relate 1 to 1 with RR water level. (I don't think RR is 10 feet higher now than late Summer.) But there is definitely more effect at RR than at Vancouver. That makes sense, because by the time you get to Astoria, Dam levels have no effect at all.

I've watched RR levels, and the dam level isn't an exact indicator. 11 ft at the dam doesn't always mean you'll see the same level at RR. Even throwing in the tides isn't an exact indicator. (Although it gives you a good guess.) Dam level and tides both affect current and depth, and there's some kind of dynamic relationship there. Plus, I'm pretty sure ground level at RR beach changes too. When the beach is underwater, sand is deposited there. When the beach is exposed, sand blows away. Sand Island especially goes up and down a lot, 3 or 4 feet I think. I know that seems like a lot, but it sure seems like it does.

I know, Blah, blah, blah. Very Happy

What it boils down to is nothing beats eyeballing it to see what's going on. Thanks Stringer!