Rapid

I made several runs this year on the Rapid both during winter rain and spring snowmelt. It seems that it takes a higher level on the Goldbar gage for rain than for snowmelt. During winter rain runs, we had medium water level at 12,000 and low water (but runnable) at 9,000. However, during snowmelt in June we had a medium level with 7,000 cfs at Goldbar. In fact, 7,000 snowmelt was about the same as 12,000 rain. You can get a good look at the level at the bridge over the Rapid at the mouth. If you don't like what you see, big deal... it's a short drive to the Foss, Miller, Tye and Money Crk.