We had a dusting of snow overnight that was just enough to cover the grass but the roads are clear. It should melt by the early afternoon. The weather channels still have a decent warm up coming our way Saturday. It should be a great weekend on the water. The East Branch and Beaverkill flows are both beginning to drop. Pepacton is still spilling and the flow in Downsville is 1,870 cfs. Cannonsville is also spilling and the flow in Stilesville has been falling. This is an oddball one because the spill over the dam is 973 cfs. The release has been decreases to 393 cfs thsi morning and will be decreases to 138 cfs today. There is still over 1,600 cfs flowing into the reservoir from the upper WB alone so the spill should actually increase as it catches up. The release from Cannonsville will decrease on the following schedule 10 am: 339 cfs, 1 pm: 285 cfs, 4 pm: 231, 7 pm: 184 cfs, 10 pm: 138 cfs. It’s nice to see the release ramped down over the course of the day.
Hatching:
Blue Quills #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Early Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,350 cfs | 38° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,970 cfs | 38° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,320 cfs | 38° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,850 cfs | 39° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,310 cfs | 39° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,390 cfs | 38° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,120 cfs | Spill = 365 cfs |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 38° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,650 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 101.2% |