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  Quote BrianP Replybullet Topic: FITW
    Posted: 15 Oct 2012 at 8:50am
I'm a FITW newbie so sorry for not being in the know, but does it come up with rain very often in the fall? I know the gauge is way downstream but is it worth watching?
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  Quote Scott_H Replybullet Posted: 15 Oct 2012 at 10:51am
I'd be curious about this too from any seasoned vets. 
 
 
We drove up there yesterday morning to take a look even though the gauge was reading 95cfs since it had been raining hard overnight at the pass - though not raining when we got there.  But it was really low - i.e. the entire gauge rock was almost out of the water.
 
Although it does seem like it needs a lot of rain to compensate for the lack of snowmelt - if it broke 200cfs and was still climbing, I'd be tempted to sneak a peak with a MM back-up plan.


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  Quote Jed Hawkes Replybullet Posted: 15 Oct 2012 at 10:55am
It'll take a few rains to saturate everything, once everything is soggy it'll probably come in again.
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  Quote James Replybullet Posted: 15 Oct 2012 at 11:09am
It runs in the fall, but it is a flash run, meaning if it dumps down rain you gotta run up and get it ASAP, in a matter of hours it can be gone. If you like it low you can wait a bit longer.
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  Quote JayB Replybullet Posted: 15 Oct 2012 at 2:25pm
Yeah - we've hit FITW  it in the fall before, but it's fairly flashy. Thankfully - there's a handy backup nearby.

How about the Cooper? Anyone ever hit that one in the Fall or does all of the inflow get absorbed by Cooper Lake?
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  Quote dave Replybullet Posted: 16 Oct 2012 at 2:26pm


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  Quote Scott_H Replybullet Posted: 16 Oct 2012 at 3:33pm
There is a lot of rain in the forecast for Snoqualmie Pass starting Thursday-Friday. 
Might be a contender.  
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