Whats with Melones water level?

Turkeyman · Post by **Turkeyman** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:07 pm

According to the state data exchange, Pedro is 6' from full, McClure is 30' from full and Melones is 145' from full. What the heck. A friend told me they don't expect it to reach above the high water mark of last year. Is this true, and if so what is going on?

Lugnut · Post by **Lugnut** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:04 pm

It was up 3-4' from Thursday to Sunday last week. Not sure if they slowed down the release or more coming in, maybe a combination of both.

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:03 pm

Turkeyman Stockton surd the feds for more water. That is why Melones is so low. If we didn't get all this rain these pr**ks would drain this lake. Melanie at Glory Hole has all thr details! Everytime the Wes Valley calls for more water Melones goes down.

Turkeyman · Post by **Turkeyman** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:58 pm

Any truth to the rumpor that the old bridge will be out of the water by the end of summer?

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:56 am

Your Government governs the water in New Melones and Mc Clure. TID governs the water in Don Pedro. Mc Clure is just lucky to have all that water coming in from Yosemite, it will be low at the end of summer again I'm sure.

senkoboy · Post by **senkoboy** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:19 am

What old bridge?

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:50 am

I think this late rain may have saved us from that Turkeyman.

senkoboy · Post by **senkoboy** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:32 am

Johnny,

Hey, i have been all over melones. Where is the underwater bridge at?

al

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:00 am

There are three when full. The furthest is past Camp nine and is almost always out. I believe the one everyone is refering too is just past the Parrots Ferry bridge. Then there is one just past the Stevenot bridge. They are all your Lowrance maps.

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:01 am

There are three when full. The furthest is past the Camp Nine Bridge and is almost always out. I believe the one everyone is refering too is just past the Parrots Ferry bridge. Then there is one just past the Stevenot bridge. They are all your Lowrance maps.

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:05 am

There are three when full. The furthest is past the Camp Nine Bridge and is almost always out. I believe the one everyone is refering too is just past the Parrots Ferry bridge. Then there is one just past the Stevenot bridge. They are all your Lowrance maps.

Riplip · Post by **Riplip** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:29 pm

Johnny....try decaf

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:49 pm

Sorry there. My modem died while I was sending and 108.00 later I am back.

DeltaDan · Post by **DeltaDan** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:37 pm

Went to Millerton on Memorial weekend for the first time.

Now THAT was an eye opener more than one can imagine for this early in the year that I could ever even think of for a Lake dropping so fast ..... and so early in the year...... with a few still now capped mountains in the extream background !!!

It was a "mental trip" my first time @ launch ramp #5 with DeltaLuke for our first time there

... and My wife about crapped herself going down Ramp #2 --- To get to #5 ...for her first time later that day!

It was really really INSANE to drive paved roads - that have been litterally underwater previously ---- to end up at the last ramp possible on the south side.

calfisher71 · Post by **calfisher71** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:51 pm

There be Gold in them there hills and its water!

Its all about money, I drive over the 49 bridge all year all those rainy days we had the lake remained stable from last summer. Should come up 10-30ft with big storms and never did.

The lake is full at 1135 feet above sea level current is 987feet

water data

coming up a foot a day

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/quer ... ml&d=today

Mr Gambler · Post by **Mr Gambler** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:19 am

Delta Dan, looks like they called it right on the water release at Millerton I was there yesterday and the water level is coming up 5 ft. per day, they will be on ramp 2 by Sunday

upriverLMB · Post by **upriverLMB** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:47 pm

senkoboy wrote:Johnny,

Hey, i have been all over melones. Where is the underwater bridge at?

al

The road that leads down to the water at the south end of the 49 bridge used to go across the river, if I remember right 3/4 of it is still there. Been along time since I seen it.