Delaware River Report: May 2, 2023

The feeder creeks are still dropping slowly but the spill coming over the dams has increased. It takes time for the inflow above the reservoirs to make it across to the dam. That’s why the gauges show the flow dropping and then increasing again. Cannonsville is spilling 3,283 cfs with a release of 673 cfs. The rivers are still high and unsafe for wading. Oquaga Creek is still over 1,000 cfs so there is still a lot of water coming in below the dams too. The rivers are off color but show some improvement from yesterday afternoon. Some people will float today. Use your best judgement and extreme caution. Definitely wear a life jacket.

Today will be 50 degrees with good cloud cover. We may see a few showers totaling .04″ of rainfall. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South.

The spill increasing as the feeder streams drop cause that dip in the flow

What’s Hatching:
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – 14 – E. subvaria (female)
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp. (Light)
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp..
Little Black and Brown Stoneflies – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp..
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

View the current local weather conditions.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY4,100 cfs45°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY6,430 cfs49°
East Branch at Harvard, NY3,680 cfs45°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY7,470 cfs45°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY19,300 cfs48°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY2,220 cfs49°
West Branch at 191 Bridge46°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)2,710 cfs48°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release673 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity102.7%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity100.9%
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