Beaver Creek 4-14-24

KenM · 04-13-2024, 06:55 PM

Good choice on the cancellation. It's hard to say what kind of strainers may have been flushed into river after such a high level. It's never a good time to discover them when the river is moving fast.

Another problem... There is maybe 3/4 mile of slack water before getting to the takeout. The Ohio River is high now too. Normal ≈12.5 ft now ≈ 16-17 ft. I wonder how far upstream that pushed the slack water?

K & C were in southern Ohio last week during some major rains. We had a camp site right on the Ohio River for W & Th nights. The water was already high on the tree trunks. I checked a branch as a gauge mark. An hour later it was under water! Normal river is ≈20 ft. When we left Friday morning it was near 49 ft. ...and rising. Lots of flooding.

---KenM

04-13-2024, 06:55 PM	#7
KenM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Louisville Oh Posts: 389 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Good call Good choice on the cancellation. It's hard to say what kind of strainers may have been flushed into river after such a high level. It's never a good time to discover them when the river is moving fast. Another problem... There is maybe 3/4 mile of slack water before getting to the takeout. The Ohio River is high now too. Normal ≈12.5 ft now ≈ 16-17 ft. I wonder how far upstream that pushed the slack water? K & C were in southern Ohio last week during some major rains. We had a camp site right on the Ohio River for W & Th nights. The water was already high on the tree trunks. I checked a branch as a gauge mark. An hour later it was under water! Normal river is ≈20 ft. When we left Friday morning it was near 49 ft. ...and rising. Lots of flooding. ---KenM