Deleware River Watch
Good Morning: The rivers at US Northeast 42 / 75 – or thereabouts!
Weather is deteriorating. Conditions looking grim for the opener tomorrow.
Beaverkill looks to be at a favorable level. Don’t know about temperature.
Y’all might want to go upstream a bit. 
Snow forecast not unusual for the date. I recall the day I retired, 3/31/97,
we had 14 inches of snow in Hancock.
River Master’s Report is not yet updated. I will check tomorrow morning
The three Delaware reservoirs are not spilling.
Lordville temperature gage reading is questionable at 55F and Fishs Eddy is
questionable at 50. I have requested the USGS to check the calibration of these two
temperature gages.
At this time: Stilesville (Cannonsville) release (flow)-
Now showing 1330 at Stilesville (High temp yesterday of 40) this morning on the USGS charts.
Pepacton at Downsville - 692
Neversink at Neversink - 178
Salmon River at Pineville today - 952 CFS.
Currently:
Hale Eddy (West Br. below C’ville) 1700 CFS at 3:00 AM today;
Hi temp. 43 degs F.
EB at Harvard 908 - Hi 43
Neversink at Bridgeville - 346 43 deg
Cooks Falls (Beaverkill) - 576
Fishs Eddy: 1530 - 50 deg
Hancock: on West Br. - 43 degrees high
Lordville - 3750 - 55 degrees ???
Callicoon: - 4040 - 42 degrees
Montague -9650
Esopus at Coldbrook - 533 – Temp. 45 degrees
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NYC Reservoir Levels and NYC watershed rainfall accumulation:
NYC Reservoir Levels and NYC watershed rainfall accumulation:
Last DEP update was 3/30/11.
Cannonsville Level per DEP report - 99.6%;
Pepacton 99.1%; Neversink 96.2%; Schoharie 89.2%; Ashokan 99.8%;
Rondout 95.2%
Precip inches:
January 2011 to date 1.90 vs.3.11 normal for mo.
February 2011 to date 3.43 vs.2.69 normal for mo.
March 2011 to date 5.55 vs 3.56 normal for mo.
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Figures below are current readings shown
on the USGS real – time and River Master’s Report.
Release and spill rates (CFS) at the dams: ODRM Report through 3/27/11
Combined contents of the three Delaware reservoirs at start of 3/28 was 99.6% (L-1a)
L2 is approx. 65% to approx. 89% range of combined reservoir capacity at this time.
… as scheduled in the FFMP December – March (Winter) release mode .
Pepacton Inventory 3/28/11 = 99.6%; Release (L1-a) = 702 CFS ; Spill = 0
Cannonsville Inv. 3/28/11= 100.3%; Release (L1-a ) = 1502 CFS , Spill = 126
Neversink Inv. 3/28/11= 97.1%; Release (L1-a) = 189 CFS ; Spill = 0
Precipitation:
March thru 3/27/11 = 6.09 as compared to 5.55 thru 3/30 for the entire NYC watershed
February thru 2/28/11 = 3.80 as compared to 3.43 thru 2/28 for the entire NYC watershed
January thru 1/31/11 = 1.75 as compared to 1.90 thru 1/31 for the entire NYC watershed
Diversions to NYC, status 3/28/11were:
From Neversink- 212 million gallons per day; C’ville 0 MGD and Pepacton 451 MGD.
Avg 6/1/07 thru 5/31/08 = 489 MGD;
Avg 6/1/08 to 5/31/09 = 498 MGD
Avg 6/1/09 to 5/31/10 = 450
Avg 6/1/10 to date = 654
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Hancock Weather: Now –
As of 3:00 AM this morning. Hancock air temp is 31 deg F,
Wind Chill = 31, NE @ 2 .
Forecast:
Today - Rain / Snow - 37
Friday - Rain / Snow / Wind - 39
Saturday - Rain / Snow Showers - 44
Sunday - PC - 45
Monday - Showers – 45
My Barometer in Sidney (Unofficial) 29.85 and Falling this morning.
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