MAINE - Life in the Slow Lane
Dave
You have not seen anything until you see a river that normally flows 600 to 800 cfs is flowing at 5600 cfs. My buddie Ian and I saw the Rapid that way once and it is a scarry site to behold. But it seems that every time it is like that it comes back and is like the old river and that nothing has happened. Couple of years ago the Rapid got up to 7000+ cfs and I don't think I want to be around with that kind of flow.
Lee
Holly crap 7000 CFS that is a ton of water going down a river . Our little Creek would be into the town if we were to get that kind of flow. No more Rapid City. I remember the big floods on the Kennebec River where I grew up. The water looked prety dang nasty. Took out a few homes along the way. Lets hope we don't get anymore of them out your way. Now that I look at my post I had to laugh I ment CFS not CFM LOL Dave V
Quote by: Dave+VNow that I look at my post I had to laugh I ment CFS not CFM LOL Dave V
Would you like me to fix that for you.
Lee
Sure LOL .
Done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lee
Quote by: LeeGoldsmithDone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lee
Thanks Lee Your my hero. Dave V
Warm weather speeds up snow melt in hills, With 16 inches of snow mostly water in that snow 6 inches they say.have caused concern for the Fish and Game Dept . Flow rates last year ran in the 30 CFS average.. Last week and most of this week we were at 150 CFS's for Rapid Creek. Today it has jumped to 250 CFS and they say we can expect 400 CFS next week. The stream is roaring and it already has changed the path of the stream .Beaver dams have been wiped out and severl log jams have been remove by the water flow surge . I did notice new cuts in the banks as well as gravel barges forming in deep pools I can not imagine what 400 CFS willl do I am sure insect life wil be removed . I will take pictures of the flows because I am sure I will never see them like that again. Dave V
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was
cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time.
On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words,
and some of the words are theirs.