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moondog
Since 15 Aug 2007
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white salmon
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 Fri May 24, 13 9:23 pm yikes that's cold water! |
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I'm a curious guy, so I took a thermometer down to the Wonderbar today. 100 yards downstream of where the White salmon meets the columbia, 20 yards out the temp was 48 degrees. I imagine the Hood is about the same.
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SpaceRacer
Since 04 Nov 2007
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| Sat May 25, 13 9:27 am |
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Thanks for posting this as a reminder of how prepared and how safe we need to be BEFORE we leave the sunny, warm, dry shores in the ensuing weeks (not this week  ) |
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
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| Sat May 25, 13 9:48 am Re: yikes that's cold water! |
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| moondog wrote: | | I imagine the Hood is about the same. |
I'm guessing that the temp of the Hood River, let's say at the footbridge just above the river mouth is 5 -7 degrees cooler than the convergent zone of the Hood river and the Columbia--making it a walnut sack cold 42 degrees. Can't say it enough, dress for the swim, not the ride. If one is too hot, they can always take a break in the cool water.
Looks like Arlington/rosey is the place for wind and sun today. |
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ridethewave
Since 01 Oct 2012
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| Sat May 25, 13 10:34 am |
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| Beware of the shrinkage, it's a real thing. |
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hoarhey
Since 20 Jul 2008
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the corridor
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| Sat May 25, 13 12:15 pm |
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The only difference is that the Hood River will actually warm up later in the season. The White Salmon will actually get colder as the ratio of runoff decreases versus the ratio of spring water. Good thing the Columbia will be 70 degrees when that happens... unless you are a salmon.
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flipper
Since 17 Oct 2011
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| Sat May 25, 13 8:47 pm |
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| John Day Dam temps: 57... 56... 55... looks like we're preparing for fall already... |
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Justsmile
Since 20 Jul 2009
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| Sat May 25, 13 9:22 pm |
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| It's called snow melt. People are in fricken denial. It has not really began yet. Rivers everywhere are below average with not much flow. Been waiting for run off to do some creek in but no luck yet. It's not July yet. Still may?? |
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