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Flooding

William Sonoma · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 3,550

NPR painted a gnarly picture this morning. 3 dead, 1 missing as of this morning + plenty of flooding in areas no one official has even seen yet.

Let me know if I can do anything from PA (you never know).

my wife and I are thinking of you guys.

wankel7 · · Indiana · Joined Oct 2010 · Points: 10

Imagine if it was all snow !

morkel · · Fort Collins, CO · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 455

Sometime around 2 am this morning the Poudre river peaked at alomst 15 feet! Normal is between 2-3 feet. The CFS graph looks like it tops out at 7,000, but I heard reliable reports of over 11,0000 CFS

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_00065=on&cb_00060=on&format=gif_stats&period=2&begin_date=2013-09-06&end_date=2013-09-13&site_no=06752260

Poudre River in Fort Collins.

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880
wankel7 wrote:Imagine if it was all snow !
The formula used by media here is 1" rain ='s 10" snow. Eldo would have got over 12 feet. A really big, shut down the city blizzard here is 36"
Generic human · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 0
I think that with the scale of this calamity coming into clearer focus, the attempts at humor are immaturely placed.

I will gladly chip in however I can, even if it's for something as meaningless and insignificant as static rope for new tyrols in the canyon.


A little gallows humor is totally out of place but starting up a Kick Starter for replacing all those beautiful pieces of TAT is TOTALY appropriate.

Right.

Thanks for shouldering the burden of this worthy cause and for selflessly appointing...yourself...as this threads arbiter of appropriate comments.

Good luck to the Boulderites. They'll be OK though. They are, after all, ColoRADons.
Tony T · · Denver, CO · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 45
Generic human wrote: I think that with the scale of this calamity coming into clearer focus, the attempts at humor are immaturely placed. I will gladly chip in however I can, even if it's for something as meaningless and insignificant as static rope for new tyrols in the canyon. A little gallows humor is totally out of place but starting up a Kick Starter for replacing all those beautiful pieces of TAT is TOTALY appropriate. Right. Thanks for shouldering the burden of this worthy cause and for selflessly appointing...yourself...as this threads arbiter of appropriate comments. Good luck to the Boulderites. They'll be OK though. They are, after all, ColoRADons.
Which is why I said "meaningless and insignificant" in regards to the tyrol replacements, followed by "I would rather it be for something meaningful to my fellow human beings."
Leo Paik · · Westminster, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 22,800

4500 cfs for Boulder Creek. 23000 cfs for the South Platte.

Jon Zucco · · Denver, CO · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 245

Cherry Creek Trail was completely under water. To give you an idea of the severity, the "street" signs along the bike bath were half way under water.

Cherry Creek Trail as seen from Speer Blvd. Denver, CO. Thursday, 9/12/13

C Miller · · CA · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 87,780
Locker · · Yucca Valley, CA · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 2,349

Fucking A!

That is insane!

teece303 · · Highlands Ranch, CO · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 596

My sister works right there and told me Cherry Creek was that full, but that is something to see!

If you are not famiar with the area: there is a nice bike path right under that water. If you were riding your bike, your head would be a few feet under water (!).
So it's water around 10 feet deep, flowing twice as wide, when a normal flow is usually around 1 or 2 feet deep and only fills up half of that area.

Nuts. And in September, historically one of our driest months.

Locker · · Yucca Valley, CA · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 2,349
"September, historically one of our driest months."

THAT, I did not know.

What the fuck?
TBlom · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2004 · Points: 360

I think that rescuing people who choose to play in that [sewage laden crap] flood water would be extremely low priority for those that are already risking their lives to save people who are in danger.

Almost disrespectful of the situation in a way and arrogant, even if they are really good kayakers.

Jon Zucco · · Denver, CO · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 245
Tevis Blom wrote:I think that rescuing people who choose to play in that [sewage laden crap] flood water would be extremely low priority for those that are already risking their lives to save people who are in danger. Almost disrespectful of the situation in a way and arrogant, even if they are really good kayakers.
yep
Locker · · Yucca Valley, CA · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 2,349

It's starting to DUMP here again.

Oh shit!

Mark E Dixon · · Possunt, nec posse videntur · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 974
Tevis Blom wrote:I think that rescuing people who choose to play in that [sewage laden crap] flood water would be extremely low priority for those that are already risking their lives to save people who are in danger. Almost disrespectful of the situation in a way and arrogant, even if they are really good kayakers.
I'm not competent to judge whether the kayakers are crazy or sane, but these are once in a lifetime water flows and I can understand how they would want to drop in.
Locker · · Yucca Valley, CA · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 2,349

I agree with Mark here...

Sure it may be a bit selfish...

But hey, let's try not to be HYPOCRITES here!

Chances are if it was something YOU'D want to do, you probably WOULD!

Sounds GREAT acting all caring and such and I am not saying that caring isn't going on here. I just don't personally buy it that all those yaking wouldn't do their thing if this BS weather happened to suit their "Sport".

Jon Zucco · · Denver, CO · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 245

haha, good point. If they feel it's worth possibly drowning, swallowing poop water, or getting beaned by a renegade boulder, these kayakers have my blessing to keep "getting after it". :) totally tubular dudes!

pfwein Weinberg · · Boulder, CO · Joined May 2006 · Points: 71
Timothy.Klein wrote: Nuts. And in September, historically one of our driest months.
Not that it will make anyone feel better, but the pedant in me is compelled to point out that Sep. isn't an especially dry (or wet) month--pretty average.
Bo precipitation.
Eli Helmuth · · Ciales, PR · Joined Aug 2001 · Points: 3,441

To add to this somewhat inane forum (debating peak river levels- who gives a fuck?); if you're looking to climb in RMNP in the coming months, good luck if you don't already live in Estes.

We live on hwy 36 just above the destruction at the Elk Meadow Turnoff which is completely gone (both roads/all lanes for hundreds of meters) and will likely be a long,long time to repair. Hwy 34 and 7 into Estes don't look much better so access will be difficult for a long while. We'll let you know how the ice season progresses in RMNP and maybe you all could send up some food & beer by heli or horse in the coming months, much appreciated. BYOF/B if you stop in for a visit!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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