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  Quote tiziak Replybullet Topic: Proper Yellowjacket levels??
    Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 7:55am
There is no data on the river page (for flows). How do you judge levels? Is there another drainage that you can guestimate off of?
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  Quote JoesKayak Replybullet Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 8:11am
I think most folks use the Cispus gage...which most likely doesn't give too great of a comparison but it the best available. On the AW page there's links at the bottom to Cascade Classics trip reports at a variety of levels with photos which gives a nice visual guide.

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_2277#zzqhdlvn5p2m8o5RiverMainGadget22

Also I believe those trip reports referred to the old Cispus near Randle gage which is no longer operating.... and it was downstream of yellowjacket. The current Cispus gage is upstream from Yellowjacket, so it reads lower than the old gage. Good luck.
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  Quote water wacko Replybullet Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 8:53am
check the bennett book. if i recall, when mccoy is good yellowjacket is low. you might also consult PDX.
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  Quote franzhorner Replybullet Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 1:35pm
It depends on the time of year, temps, and snow level.  Cispus guage at 2K should be good to go.  Above 2500 and you are looking at a burly run....
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  Quote tiziak Replybullet Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 8:29am
Thanks Franz.
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  Quote franzhorner Replybullet Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 1:30pm
I would like to get in there with my cat boat and make a whole weekend of it. I got pummeled in there years ago. Godzilla is no joke at big water.
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  Quote wallyworld Replybullet Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 2:13pm
Not sure about rain, but we run McCoy during snowmelt when the Cispus is around 3K. Yellowjacket has a nice medium feel at that level. We figured 700-900 cfs visually at the takeout.
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  Quote jondufay Replybullet Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 3:46pm
Here is what I remember from a trip two years ago in the middle of June (average snow pack)...
Mccoy = medium
Johnson = high
Clear Fork Colwitz = high but in
Yellow Jacket = med/med-low
ahh, f--- it dude, lets go boating...
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  Quote Tobin Replybullet Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 4:12pm
Originally posted by jondufay

Here is what I remember from a trip two years ago in the middle of June (average snow pack)...
Mccoy = medium

Johnson = high

Clear Fork Colwitz = high but in

Yellow Jacket = med/med-low


Wait....... Is that Johnny? I thought he was ubducted by aliens?
Must be an impostor!
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