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By jonfoster
Mar 18, 2008

Anybody know how the Virgin River is flowing? Thinking about crossing it to get the Moonlight area.

thanks
By SAL
From broomdigiddy
Mar 18, 2008
great white throne as seen from moonlight buttress.

jonfoster wrote:
Anybody know how the Virgin River is flowing? Thinking about crossing it to get the Moonlight area. thanks


jon,
I have not been there recently but I have never had an issue crossing the river to moonlight this time of year. If anything bring an inflatable raft to float your pig across and then wade the rest. If you cross up stream from the bend at the Y in the river you should be ok. I have had good luck there. Just a little pre route finding is all :) Either way you'll be wet. That river has changed every year I have been there so the same sweet spot was not there every time I went back. You sort of have to do the fish for fun thing.
If you plan on fixing anyways then its good to take half your load to hump loads and scout out your river cross then in sandals and what not. Leave the sandals go fix and then your back at home. Then you are all set for finding that sweet spot on the second tour. Plan B is always the raft :) Otherwise man just go for it. The climb is worth getting wet for :) What are you planning to do?
Good luCk!
By John McNamee
Administrator
From Littleton, CO
Mar 18, 2008
Pitch 7

This should help with giving you an idea of water flows.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/uv?cb_00060=on&cb_00065=on>>>>>

The last time I crossed it was running at about 60 and that was less than knee deep.
By bsmoot
Mar 24, 2008
Me in the 70's

I was in Zion this past week (March 19-23) The river looked like it was easy to cross...no high water yet.
By Gaar
From Springdale / Zion UT
Mar 30, 2008
Disappear RRG

Living there.......The past three days the river has been over 140cfs...or impassable.
By jonfoster
Mar 31, 2008

Thanks for the beta guys. Its definitely not impassable right not. We crossed it on Saturday en route to Moonlight Buttress and it was pretty easy even w/ a pig.


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