Lower River Water Level

[RitcheyRch]

Thinking about heading to Blythe for the Memorial Day weekend. Anyone know what the water levels have been like? Would hate to drag my boat out there and find the water levels are too low.

 

[shueman]

RR ... my buddy Chad's been out to McIntyre the last two week-ends ... sez good to go on FB ...

 

[Joker]

Thinking about heading to Blythe for the Memorial Day weekend. Anyone know what the water levels have been like? Would hate to drag my boat out there and find the water levels are too low.

I hear " the color of money" is back out there.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Excellent news and thanks

RR ... my buddy Chad's been out to McIntyre the last two week-ends ... sez good to go on FB ...

yes, the green Stoker is back out there with the wife and kids using it.

I hear " the color of money" is back out there.

 

[Joker]

Love that boat. Can't believe she has the boat but I'm sure she can drive it just as well.

 

[RitcheyRch]

That boat convinced me to buy a Stoker. She an drive it but not nearly as well as my buddy, Randy did. RIP buddy, I surely miss you.

What's funny is my buddy wanted a place back at the river and she was totally against it but now has another place out there.

Love that boat. Can't believe she has the boat but I'm sure she can drive it just as well.

 

[Joker]

That boat convinced me to buy a Stoker. She an drive it but not nearly as well as my buddy, Randy did. RIP buddy, I surely miss you.

What's funny is my buddy wanted a place back at the river and she was totally against it but now has another place out there.

Had no idea he passed away.[emoji17]
He was a great guy.. Sorry RR

 

[RitcheyRch]

He was one of a kind and would do anything to help anyone. Sad dealio thats for sure

Had no idea he passed away.[emoji17]
He was a great guy.. Sorry RR

 

[El Rojo]

Was at Lost Lake all wknd...water was terrible. Never seen it so low in May. Hopefully Blythe will be better...

 

[RitcheyRch]

That's what I am afraid of.

Was at Lost Lake all wknd...water was terrible. Never seen it so low in May. Hopefully Blythe will be better...

 

[jesco]

My dad lives a mile North of the 10, said the water has been VERY low the last few days. He said yesterday the water was a foot from the end of our ramp....usually only gets that low in January!!!! He said it rained quit a bit last week so I'm hoping that has something to do with it.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Thanks for the information. Hoping the water was low because they stopped the flow due to the rain.

My dad lives a mile North of the 10, said the water has been VERY low the last few days. He said yesterday the water was a foot from the end of our ramp....usually only gets that low in January!!!! He said it rained quit a bit last week so I'm hoping that has something to do with it.

 

[scouter]

RR, up until a couple of weeks ago, the water was very high down here in the Martinez Lake area.

Below is our barometer. 2 weeks ago, that bumper was 4 inches under water, and there were absolutely no sandbars to pull up on.

Now, the bumper is laying on its' side, which means there are plenty of them now.......

 

[RitcheyRch]

:eek

RR, up until a couple of weeks ago, the water was very high down here in the Martinez Lake area.

Below is our barometer. 2 weeks ago, that bumper was 4 inches under water, and there were absolutely no sandbars to pull up on.

Now, the bumper is laying on its' side, which means there are plenty of them now.......

View attachment 407925

 

[5 150whiteboy]

Was out in blythe this past weekend, saturday was great water was fine, sunday couldn't launch the boats outta riviera, water was so low by 5pm lagoon had " of water in it I haven't seen it like that in a long long time.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Not good to hear. Nice to hear other peoples comments on water. When I spoke with someone at McIntyre Park they told me that water is always high. I imagine they want everyone to think that or no one will show up for the long weekend.

Was out in blythe this past weekend, saturday was great water was fine, sunday couldn't launch the boats outta riviera, water was so low by 5pm lagoon had " of water in it I haven't seen it like that in a long long time.

 

[5 150whiteboy]

Not good to hear. Nice to hear other peoples comments on water. When I spoke with someone at McIntyre Park they told me that water is always high. I imagine they want everyone to think that or no one will show up for the long weekend.

It's 10x easier to launch outta McIntyre then riviera. This was saturday just below jungle beach, second pic was sunday around 9am at riviera, and water just got lower threw out the day usually the water is damn near to the palms.

 

[jesco]

Not good to hear. Nice to hear other peoples comments on water. When I spoke with someone at McIntyre Park they told me that water is always high. I imagine they want everyone to think that or no one will show up for the long weekend.

Up until this last week/weekend the water has been VERY high, almost scary high. I kept thinking soon they will close the gates, hopefully they let out some good water this weekend.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Thanks for the pictures.

It's 10x easier to launch outta McIntyre then riviera. This was saturday just below jungle beach, second pic was sunday around 9am at riviera, and water just got lower threw out the day usually the water is damn near to the palms. View attachment 407930 View attachment 407929

I hope it's high this coming weekend. Would hate to make the 4 plus hour drive out there and find out it was wasted.

Up until this last week/weekend the water has been VERY high, almost scary high. I kept thinking soon they will close the gates, hopefully they let out some good water this weekend.

 

[5 150whiteboy]

You should be ok, I know with them having a good amount of rain the farmers didn't need that much water for there crops.

 

[scouter]

It's 10x easier to launch outta McIntyre then riviera. This was saturday just below jungle beach, second pic was sunday around 9am at riviera, and water just got lower threw out the day usually the water is damn near to the palms. View attachment 407930 View attachment 407929

Holy moly..... Never seen it THAT low at Riviera.....

 

[5 150whiteboy]

Holy moly..... Never seen it THAT low at Riviera.....

I have been going there since I was 12 with my uncle and I'm 34 now, and I'm in the same boat as you lol, yesterday was the very first time I've seen no water in the lagoon at riviera. My uncle and I pulled out 2 guys that where stuck on the ramp and just spinning tires amd trailers stuck on the drop off, they had to carry there ski across the lagoon.

 

[Joker]

I noticed how bad it was as we crossed over the river on the way back from Phoenix. Rare to see that much sand north of the bridge.

 

[CampbellCarl]

Thanks for the pictures.




I hope it's high this coming weekend. Would hate to make the 4 plus hour drive out there and find out it was wasted.

I can promise you that if you don't make the trip and leave the boat in storage that you will have wasted the weekend...

If you make the trip and bring the boat you'll have a MUCH greater chance to boat...

 

[RitcheyRch]

Kind of my thinking as well and why most likely we will head out and take our chances. One year we came out and the water level was very low. We heard they shut the dam down due to someone drowning and they would start releasing water again once a body was recovered. We decided to head home since we werent sure how long it would be before water was flowing. We got home and heard it was only a few hours. We were sure upset with our decision to come home early that day.

I can promise you that if you don't make the trip and leave the boat in storage that you will have wasted the weekend...

If you make the trip and bring the boat you'll have a MUCH greater chance to boat...

 

[shueman]

You should be ok, I know with them having a good amount of rain the farmers didn't need that much water for there crops.

That's the key...demand...once it leaves Parker Dam, it's spoken for...

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

Water will be up on the weekend. I'm on my phone, but I'll post the link that shows the releases later.

 

[77charger]

Water will be up on the weekend. I'm on my phone, but I'll post the link that shows the releases later.

I went to needles last sept an water was to be up according the fed site but t storms that week it changed and it was very low and never really came up that much i think it varied about 1 foot from low to high.

Was at parker this weekend and it was low on sunday didnt come up much sat was also kind of low too

 

[Timmmmmy]

I went to needles last sept an water was to be up according the fed site but t storms that week it changed and it was very low and never really came up that much i think it varied about 1 foot from low to high.

Was at parker this weekend and it was low on sunday didnt come up much sat was also kind of low too

It was still low today

 

[Todd98SE]

I just got back yesterday from McIntyre and the water was bit more tricky than I've experienced in the past. South seemed to be ok but heading north to/past the 10 you really had to know what you were doing. I "found" 2 sandbars when we had arrived on Thursday so Saturday was spent at the very 1st sandbar/island to the north and everything was good to go. Saturday night Goose Flats had a mini waterfall coming over the rock wall, never seen it like that before.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Thanks again everyone. Looks like we will take our chances and head out and hope for the best in regards to water levels.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Which dam should I look at for data? Assuming Colorado River below Parker Dam.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/current/?type=flow

 

[NicPaus]

Parker was lower this last weekend as well. Made for a sketchy dam run friday afternoon.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Hoping the water level is high this weekend.

 

[Wadernation]

Hoping the water level is high this weekend.

i was out at Walters Camp last sunday to bring the boat back for a little TLC..and noticed the water was up a little bit from the past few weekends (i can tell from the water level on our sea wall). i am also hoping for some decent water too. trim it high and let it fly:thumbup:

 

[scouter]

Water really hasn't fluctuated much around the Martinez area. It's still low. Should be plenty of sandbars to camp on this weekend.....

 

[RVRKID]

It was nice in the jet Mon and Tues but was shallow.

 

[RitcheyRch]

I'm going to hope that the water level is up. It has been awhile since we have been out on Labor Day. Had three years in a row of bad luck so stopped going.

Just saw this posted on the Lower River Junkies facebook page.

Hope they add some water to the river... I'm in Blythe and there is sandbar from my dock almost to the Arizona side.. Scary low

i was out at Walters Camp last sunday to bring the boat back for a little TLC..and noticed the water was up a little bit from the past few weekends (i can tell from the water level on our sea wall). i am also hoping for some decent water too. trim it high and let it fly:thumbup:

 

[Wheeler]

I'm going to hope that the water level is up. It has been awhile since we have been out on Labor Day. Had three years in a row of bad luck so stopped going.

The water will start rising on Tues. and peak on Wed.. Hope this helps. :thumbup:

 

[RitcheyRch]

The water will start rising on Tues. and peak on Wed.. Hope this helps. :thumbup:

 

[JL2Party]

I use this chart. It has Blythe at I10 on it.

http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/hourly.html

Also for looking a day ahead USBR told me it takes 24hrs for Parker water to reach Blythe. So if Parker is low today. Blythe will be low tomorrow.

 

[RitcheyRch]

I was looking at that chart today which made me cancel our trip. Yes, today's Parker water release will be in Blythe tomorrow. So, tomorrow will be low as well. I'm sad we were unable to go but relieved we didnt make the drive and find out we couldnt launch.

I use this chart. It has Blythe at I10 on it.

http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/hourly.html

Also for looking a day ahead USBR told me it takes 24hrs for Parker water to reach Blythe. So if Parker is low today. Blythe will be low tomorrow.

 

[Wheeler]

I was looking at that chart today which made me cancel our trip. Yes, today's Parker water release will be in Blythe tomorrow. So, tomorrow will be low as well. I'm sad we were unable to go but relieved we didnt make the drive and find out we couldnt launch.

You should come to Parker next week for the Schiada Big Dick Challenge.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

You should come to Parker next week for the Schiada Big Dick Challenge.

Yeah, water should be nice too, since they will all be on their trailers. [emoji12]

 

[RitcheyRch]

You calling me a dick?

You should come to Parker next week for the Schiada Big Dick Challenge.

:lmao

Yeah, water should be nice too, since they will all be on their trailers. [emoji12]