NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa
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westksbowhunter
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Another inch last night. Will check the gauge when I get home. More on the way tomorrow night.
M. R. Byrd
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Had an inch Saturday night/ Sunday morning, then 0.90" late last night and into the wee hours this morning.
That makes 30.05" YTD
I ran into an old friend yesterday that I hadn't seen in a couple years, so it was catch up time. He is up to 36" this year, granted he is in an area usually a little wetter, but still only 40 minutes away(when the roads are dry). He was wondering if we were headed into an extremely wet winter, like the winter of '58-'59. I remember that one well. The Thanksgiving Day '92 blizzard was the start of a wet, snowy and sloppy winter and a record snowfall of 61.3"(July '92-June '93). Also talking about the milo harvests in '68 and '73(recalling those dates to the best of our ability), when cutting was only possible when the ground was hard frozen, sometimes with the milo heads only a little above the snow on the ground. He said the water holes he cut around during this year's wheat harvest are much larger today. Again, the milo fields are the most beautiful I have ever seen.
Well, 46 days until the Kansas opener, for those of you counting. What will the weather conditions be headed into the opener? Will you need a tow truck on your speed dial to pull you out or will it dry out, only time will tell.
That makes 30.05" YTD
I ran into an old friend yesterday that I hadn't seen in a couple years, so it was catch up time. He is up to 36" this year, granted he is in an area usually a little wetter, but still only 40 minutes away(when the roads are dry). He was wondering if we were headed into an extremely wet winter, like the winter of '58-'59. I remember that one well. The Thanksgiving Day '92 blizzard was the start of a wet, snowy and sloppy winter and a record snowfall of 61.3"(July '92-June '93). Also talking about the milo harvests in '68 and '73(recalling those dates to the best of our ability), when cutting was only possible when the ground was hard frozen, sometimes with the milo heads only a little above the snow on the ground. He said the water holes he cut around during this year's wheat harvest are much larger today. Again, the milo fields are the most beautiful I have ever seen.
Well, 46 days until the Kansas opener, for those of you counting. What will the weather conditions be headed into the opener? Will you need a tow truck on your speed dial to pull you out or will it dry out, only time will tell.
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M. R. Byrd
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0.80" early this morning. Water puddles everywhere.
30.85" YTD
30.85" YTD
westksbowhunter
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1.50 on the nose for the last 2 days.
westksbowhunter
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From the Cedar Bluff Facebook page:
Cedar Bluff State Park received approximately 2.93” of rain last night!!
Pa’s Pond located at the Cedar Bluff Area Office actually flowed over its spillway for the first time since the expansion of the pond was completed in 2020.
We have been getting a lot of calls and emails asking about the lake level.
Page Creek is flowing again which is a very welcome sight to see!
As of this post, the Smoky Hill River is flowing at 10.5 cfs at the Arnold gauging station and flowing at 11.6 cfs at the Elkader gauging station.
The current lake level is 2121.14’.
Conservation Pool is 2144’.
This means the lake is currently 22.86’ down from what we would consider “full.”
The website below will link you to the current reservoir levels for Cedar Bluff Reservoir.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=06861500&legacy=1
Enjoy the attached pictures and feel free to share your own pictures of the recent rains! Keep it coming and let’s fill Cedar Bluff!!!
Cedar Bluff State Park received approximately 2.93” of rain last night!!
Pa’s Pond located at the Cedar Bluff Area Office actually flowed over its spillway for the first time since the expansion of the pond was completed in 2020.
We have been getting a lot of calls and emails asking about the lake level.
Page Creek is flowing again which is a very welcome sight to see!
As of this post, the Smoky Hill River is flowing at 10.5 cfs at the Arnold gauging station and flowing at 11.6 cfs at the Elkader gauging station.
The current lake level is 2121.14’.
Conservation Pool is 2144’.
This means the lake is currently 22.86’ down from what we would consider “full.”
The website below will link you to the current reservoir levels for Cedar Bluff Reservoir.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=06861500&legacy=1
Enjoy the attached pictures and feel free to share your own pictures of the recent rains! Keep it coming and let’s fill Cedar Bluff!!!