35,000 cfs in the Lower American River at Sailor Bar
California has been receiving a series of rainstorms and we have more to come. This afternoon I took a walk along the Lower American River at Sailor Bar and photographed the flows from the river-side trail. We're watching around 35,000 cubic feet per second pass downstream. A cubic foot of water (12" x 12" x 12") equates to about 7.5 gallons. The immersed mature alders, about 20 feet tall, usually stand along the edge of the active channel, but today only their tops are showing above the flow. The big storm arrives later tonight so these flows will likely go up.
35,000 cfs in the Lower American River at Sailor Bar
California has been receiving a series of rainstorms and we have more to come. This afternoon I took a walk along the Lower American River at Sailor Bar and photographed the flows from the river-side trail. We're watching around 35,000 cubic feet per second pass downstream. A cubic foot of water (12" x 12" x 12") equates to about 7.5 gallons. The immersed mature alders, about 20 feet tall, usually stand along the edge of the active channel, but today only their tops are showing above the flow. The big storm arrives later tonight so these flows will likely go up.