Delaware River Report / Conditions April 19, 2018

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.

 

Home Pool with a light dusting this morning

Home Pool with a light dusting this morning

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%
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