[pct-l] Southern Sierra Flood Watch

[Guthrie Nutter]

Curious - as you get closer to the water source in the Sierras, would this affect the timing of the high flows for the day - meaning the closer to the glacier the earlier in the evening the pulse of high water would pass by?  Timing suggestions are welcome to map out river crossing times.  

Thanks,

- G -

On Jun 12, 2011, at 7:10 AM, Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com> wrote:

> *...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... *
> 
> A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT,  AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK. , FOR THE
> SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE RESERVOIRS... FROM YOSEMITE PARK SOUTH TO THE
> KERN COUNTY LINE.
> 
> INCREASING SNOWMELT WILL OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM OVER THE NEXT
> SEVERAL DAYS... WITH EVEN WARMER WEATHER PREDICTED  FOR MID WEEK.
> 
> POTENTIAL FLOODING OF RIVERS AND STREAMS WOULD INCLUDE THE MERCED RIVER IN
> YOSEMITE PARK... THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER ABOVE MILLERTON... THE KINGS RIVER
> ABOVE PINE FLAT... AND THE KAWEAH RIVER ABOVE TERMINUS DAM INCLUDING THREE
> RIVERS.
> 
> *...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *
> 
> A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLOODING.
> FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
> AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
> 
> REMEMBER... THAT HIGHEST RIVER FLOWS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING
> AND EARLY MORNING HOURS... USUALLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO EITHER SIDE
> MIDNIGHT. A CAMPGROUND OR TRAIL MAY BE DRY AND APPEAR QUITE SAFE DURING THE
> AFTERNOON... BUT CAN QUICKLY TAKE ON WATER AT NIGHT.
> 
> VERY COLD WATER THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN RUNNING FAST
> AND DEEP. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE WATER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME
> UNPROTECTED... HYPOTHERMIA IS A DEADLY POSSIBILITY.
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