Upper Lehigh River - Saturday - May 12, 2012

[RB]

Upper Lehigh River (Dam Release)
Organizer: Rick Brown
Telephone: 717-365-3167
River Classification: II - III

Let me know if you are coming and I'll add you to the list.

"The List"

   1 ) Rick Brown
   2 ) Jill Wiest
   3 ) Mike Moyer
   4 ) Pete Strack
   5 ) Marybeth Moscoso
   6 ) Craig Raisner
   7 ) Chris Holladay
   8 ) Dustin Carl
   9 ) Dustin Rowe
 10 ) Blaine Feeser
 11 ) Stuart Sacks
 12 ) Dave Paul
 13 ) Walt Sieger
 14 ) Kevin Dunn
 15 ) Clark Berry
  16 ) Mike Marchio
 17 ) Bob Blumling
 18 ) Brian Doebler
 19 ) Brian's son
  20 ) Brian's son's friend
 21 ) Jennifer Brock
 22 ) Ed Powers
 23 ) Bob Alexander
 24 ) Jim Alexander
 25 ) Neil Woodward
 

This is the first Lehigh River Dam Release of the year and with the lack of local whitewater I would expect alot of other boaters on the river. Decided to keep it simple for this first trip and do the Upper section (White Haven to Rockport).

Forecast Release = 800cfs the recent rain will have the dam topped off(pool elevation = 1370') by Thursday afternoon so the release will be 800cfs as called for in the 2012 plan.

See next post for all the details and some links of interest.

[RB]

Upper Lehigh (White Haven to Rockport)
Date: Saturday - May 12, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Place: White Haven Putin
Expected Release Level: 800cfs
 
  If interested in this trip please post here, send me an e-mail (rebjsw@epix.net) or call my home phone (717-365-3167).
  If you need to contact me the day of the trip I should have my cell turned on (717-512-2824).
 
  Many Harrisburg area boaters meet at the Wilco Truck Stop (exit 77) off I-81 at 8:15 to consolidate boats and gear and carpool from that location. Anyone looking to carpool from Wilco please post here on the messageboard so all can see and coordinate carpooling.
 
  We will meet at the putin by 10:00am, drop boats, gear, get ready and run shuttle at approx 10:20am. This should put us on the water by 11:00am.
The run should take approximately 4 hours so it's a good idea to pack a bit of food and water for the trip.
  Approximately 2 hours into the run we usually make a short stop to eat and stretch legs at the bottom of Ledges Rapid (2nd Lunch, as some may know it), where there is a very popular surfing wave. You can use the time to relax, eat and watch, or play on the wave.
 
Links of interest:

-Weather Forecast for White Haven
http://www.accuweather.com/us/pa/white-haven/18661/city-weather-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&u=1&traveler=1
 
Virtual Tour of the Upper and Lower Lehigh. This website includes diagrams and photos of the major rapids of the Upper and Lower Lehigh, as well as numerous other links of interest about the river and surrounding area.
http://home.ptd.net/~ab257/lehigh.html
 
-US Army Corps of Engineers, Dam and Water Release Forecast (updated approx Wednesday afternoon prior to a release weekend)
http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/watercontrol/resreg.htm
 
-USGS gauge - Lehigh River at White Haven (current (real time) release level from F.E.Walter Dam)
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv/?site_no=01447800&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,00010
 
-USGS gauge - Lehigh River at Lehighton (the difference between this and the White Haven gauge will indicate additional inflow)
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv?cb_00060=on&cb_00065=on&cb_00045=on&format=gif_default&period=7&site_no=01449000
 
-USGS Precipitation gauge at F.E.Walter Dam
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv/?site_no=01447780&PARAmeter_cd=00045
 
-Inflow/Outflow Graph for F.E.Walter Dam
http://www.nap-wc.usace.army.mil/nap/WALTR.html
 
-F.E.Walter Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/fewalterdam

[JK4Fun]

The first release on the Lehigh is only Saturday May 12th. There will be no release for Sunday. Starting May 26th and the 27th is the first full weekend release.

[JK4Fun]

Ricky put me on the list.

[Splash]

I'll probably join you guys. I sustained an injury this weekend boating so I need an easy weekend. I know Adam and Dave will be there as well.

[shaman11]

Please add me to the list Rick.

[craisner]

Rick,

Add me to the list!

MaryBeth - do you want to carpool - call me 574-8341

[Chris H]

Rick I will join the group Saturday.  Anyone on the west shore that wants to car pool meet at the Flying J at 7:30, on the way to Wilco at 7:45. 

[RB]

Chris,

  I saw Ed Powers asking on FB if anyone from the Carlisle area was going. I relayed your above message to him on CCGH FB page.

[DustyRoads85]

Rick,
 
Myself & one other paddler (Dustin Carl) will meet you at the put-in @ 10:00

-Dustin

[Vern, OC-1, Graham]

Release Announced: 
Lehigh Basin:
F.E. Walter Dam: 800 cfs Saturday, 400 cfs Sunday   -   so Saturday is the only trip.

[RB]

Vern,

Yes... Saturday is the only release day the first weekend. That is per the plan and traditionally the first release weekend has been a one day affair for at least the past few years. Many times the first release falls on Mother's Day weekend so they don't want to give anyone any excuses not to visit Mom on Sunday !! 

[Splash]

Chris I'll meet you at the Flying J at 7:30 on Saturday.

[Chris H]

See you Saturday.

[JK4Fun]

Rick
I think Dave Paul is planning on the Lehigh Saturday.  I talked to him on FB.