where did the river go?

moondog · Thu Oct 15, 15 5:18 pm **where did the river go?**

Wow the river dropped about 3 feet today, fishing season must be over!

stringy · Since 23 Jun 2006 1734 Posts vancouver XTreme Poster

the water level is crazy low for october. still nice to be able to kite in hood with minimal cold weather gear. not really cold yet, but man the sandbar is huge today

Pepi · Mon Oct 19, 15 9:42 pm

I believe that these levels are what the actual water reservoir levels are supposed to be.

Originally the Corp was forecasting water levels to be about this low all summer, but with the water temps skyrocketing and fish starting to die off in visible numbers, the corp negotiated with the water holders upstream in Canada to allow for a more aggressive flow to attempt to drop the water temps along the entire Columbia River system, thereby avoiding a growing or continuing fish die off syndrome.

hilton · Since 15 Aug 2008 801 Posts Opinionated

Extremely low water at Doug's and Rowena also looks like it could open up a lot of new kite launching options.