Merced

The January floods have changed my favorite local playspot. Felix (guage hole) has dramatically shifted and lost its lower water form. At 2250cfs. It's now a super sticky hole that's shallow in all but the middle with a boil line that's 8 feet back though its pretty level and on thr gentle side with exits on both shoulders. Used to be one of the best natural playspots in cali from 1350 to 2500cfs with all hole maneuvers possible and wavy shoulders.. So beginners beware, this is no longer a good spot for learning to surf. I imagine the playspot will come into better form around 3500 or higher. Maybe even making the higher, waiver flows better than ever as the feature shape is way more retentive and uniform. But it's a sad loss as it may take another flood to move the rocks to give us a low flow playspot again. No more early fall aerial play sessions without bigger storms and it will definatly take significant snowpack to keep the level high into the late spring.