Cooper
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Printed Date: 18 Apr 2024 at 10:19pm
Topic: Cooper
Posted By: RemAcct2
Subject: Cooper
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 9:29am
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It is in, but not for long. Who wants to go this weekend? Possible side-trips include ELF run on Cle Elum or trip up to little wenatchee/icicle. - Leif |
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Posted By: Sir Boofs a Lot
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 2:36pm
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Originally posted by leifkirchoff It is in, but not for long. What?  This run just came in for the first time, a week ago.... It will be running well into July. WTF are u talking about? Oh wait, this is the "fear of loss" sales pitch, i get it.------------- Don't make me boof slap you. |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 2:52pm
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It fell something like 800 in the last 10 days.
Speaking of "fear of loss"...anonymous comments from SBA and Hugo... ------------- |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 3:01pm
| Two more days before that comes to a close... |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 3:07pm
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I voted to keep them. ------------- |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 4:07pm
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The Cooper is good down in the 500-600 range, so it will be there until late July. At least I hope so, cus I wont be able to get out there until then.
------------- Nomad |
Posted By: oliver
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 5:53pm
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Hi Leif, I'll go this weekend. and admit it --- you are behind SBaL and are just using him to allow us to take part in the fights within in your own split personality. |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 7:05pm
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I *really* want to hit the Cooper this year, but I'd like to catch it at a "good first time level" whatever that may be. Presumably it'll be on the higher side this weekend and then taper down from there? Any guesses as to how long the "Cooper Window" will stay open this year? Having said that - Sunday may be open for me if the levels look right. ------------- -Jay |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2009 at 7:16pm
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I like easier levels and they are around 500-800cfs.
------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 11:25am
| what's the Cooper running right now? |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 11:37am
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1065 inflow. Keep in mind, that it is not the flow of the river, but rather the combine flow of the cle elum and the cooper into the resevoir. It is accurate none the less. http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/yakima/yakstats.txt - http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/yakima/yakstats.txt |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 10:44pm
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I am heading out on Sunday...
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Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 7:27am
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I Will be heading up on Saturday. ------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: kurle
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 9:36am
| i'll be out there sat night, paddling it on sunday! see ya'll out there! |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 9:38am
Inflow is now 1072. Becareful out there ... shes comin up!!!! |
Posted By: oliver
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 10:09am
and down again. last reading was 700cfs. We'll be careful at any level of course. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 10:15am
| where are you getting that information? |
Posted By: oliver
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 12:09pm
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Hi James, https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Gauge2/detail/id/43090/ press the rider for Volumetric flow. -Oliver |
Posted By: oliver
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2009 at 8:27am
However, it seems to drop slowly from the 1050cfs level she was at 10am on Friday. the report says: -1cfs/h (10am on Friday). |
Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2009 at 10:50am
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Originally posted by JayB I *really* want to hit the Cooper this year, but I'd like to catch it at a "good first time level" whatever that may be. Presumably it'll be on the higher side this weekend and then taper down from there? Any guesses as to how long the "Cooper Window" will stay open this year? Having said that - Sunday may be open for me if the levels look right. I really don't know why people can't understand that lower does not necessarily equal easier. I have never run Cooper. This weekend looks like a good first time flow to me. I'll be there. ------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: HoldinOn
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2009 at 5:13pm
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I am leaving Seattle at noon tomorrow to head up to the Cooper, if anyone wants to car pool give me a call at 530-320-0257. -Ian ------------- "Wait for it....." |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 9:10am
| Cooper was low this past weekend. It was boat abuse and butt bounces, with some piton carnage. You folks waiting for lower levels... time is now! |
Posted By: cronar
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 9:37am
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Really? Mike, what lines were you taking yesterday? The only spot that was really taking plastic off was the manky ledge just above Voodoo for our crew yesterday. Everything else was still going well without incident. I'll admit it wasn't high, but I wouldn't call it quite low yet and out of contention for fun. More medium low. -Nick |
Posted By: ThrowYaMittsUp
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 10:00am
| Definitely low, but definitely GOOD! Get it while you can. |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 11:51am
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low is low, call it good side of low but still low... simple mathematics:
banging rocks in the mank + riding rock on slides = low
LOL
for what its worth, BD is low below 4k :)
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Posted By: ThrowYaMittsUp
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 12:02pm
| I agree. It was my first time on the Cooper, and I thought it could of used a little bit more water. Sometimes a little padding is a good thing. Hopefully this nice weather will bump the flow up a bit for a midweek after work trip. |
Posted By: Meghan
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 12:15pm
| Low, high, medium...it all good, good fun on the Cooper for me. |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 12:26pm
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Just reviewing the flow info on the AW Cooper page ... and seems like a change is in order. I recall that this has come up in the past, that is the discrepancy between what people like and what the 'AW page' recommends. Seems like flows below 1k are gettin low, and flows above 1600 are gettin into the med-high range. Any thoughts?
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Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 12:30pm
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I've run it up to about 1600, and I would think it has a fair bit of headroom above that, but I have run it down to 500 (last year). It is bony, but she goes.
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 12:49pm
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Folks are also forgetting a pretty important piece here. Think Icicle. This year the meltoff occurred very differently than years prior. Icicle was pumping in mid season providing much more than the standard correlation from peshastin. In other words many folks have enjoyed Lower Icicle runs on the weekend of the PP ball with peshastin going at 12-14k ... shoot for a while it was getting playboated constantly. This year it was way way way higher than previous years because that drainage was going off off off. This year with peshastin at 12k it was looking more like other years at 16-17k Cooper is the same way with the Cle Elum and the inflow into the resevoir... As far as standard inflows sure on a normal year 350-550 = elf 550-800 = low 800-1200 = low medium 1200-1600 = medium 1600-1800 = high 1800-2000 = stompin This year we went down for the first time in the 1700 range and it was more on par to other years in the 1500 range. Like Megan said it's still a blast!! But you can't just draw a number from the Inflow and know exactly what the cooper is going to be at, it's just a ball park indicator. my 2cents |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 1:16pm
Forget the flow discussion, let's talk about the trio of friendly girls on horseback. 
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Posted By: ThrowYaMittsUp
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 1:18pm
| ....and why can't there be girls in bikinis at every rapid I run? |
Posted By: cronar
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2009 at 2:32pm
Trio? Oh wait the SISTER and sister.
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