Delaware River Report / Conditions April 4, 2015

The warm weather and rain over the last couple of days has kicked runoff into high gear.  Most of the system is clear of standing ice but the Mainstem and lower East Branch still had decent sized icebergs floating down this morning.  The West Branch still has some logs and stumps floating down but not as much ice.  All of the rivers are off color due to the feeder streams.    The best and maybe only spot to wade today is the Upper West Branch above Oquaga Creek. The flow at Stilesville is low but increasing so keep an eye on the gauge as the rain and melt continue throughout the day.

 

A big change over the last two days

A big change over the last two days. 

Hatching:

Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 93 cfs @ 39º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 3,830 cfs @ 35º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 1,240 cfs @ 35º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 4,050 cfs @ 36º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 11,200 cfs @ 35º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 2540 cfs @ N/A
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