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Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby golden optimist » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:23 pm

6-14-2011

I just got back from Douglas Creek. I stopped at Laramie and talked to the rangers. They couldn't even tell me if I could get into the Flats. I went anyway and heres pictures to back up what I reccomend. The water is so fast and deep I don't think you could get across the creek anywhere. I would highly reccomend scrubing the 4th of July trip. Sure in 2 weeks the water will be down some but it still would be fast, deep, and cold making for miserable dredging.

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Still snow along the road from Foxpark
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Big clear cuts all along the road
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Plenty of cut wood even by CCC standards
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8 inches of water over the road approaching the bridge
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From the other side
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upstream from the bridge
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I didn't cross the bridge. I saw where someone else didn't either
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby golden optimist » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:35 pm

Here's more pictures.

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Downstream from the bridge
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Upstream from the bridge
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Upstream from the bridge
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Looking toward the flats from the point
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More above the bridge
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Beans and Bacon. We were dredging just to the left of the dead tree last year. The whole gravel bar is under water. Top of oicture is bottom of Yella Fever
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More Beasn and Bacon. Thats nrmally gravel bar in the bushes.
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Yella Fever from high point as creek flows away from the road
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby golden optimist » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:38 pm

More pictures.

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Yella Fever along the road
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Above Bobbie Thompson Bridge
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Below Bobbie Thompson Bridge.
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby russau » Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:31 pm

thanks for driveing up and looking/takeing pictures Leonard! yep it seems a bit rough water for a old fart like me to fight! lots more COLD water will be comeing down as it gets warmer! we will have to goto plan B. theres even lots more trees dead than we saw last year!!
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby golden optimist » Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:39 pm

Heres a short video of the high water.

http://golddredgervideo.com/prospecting ... screek.wmv

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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby Hoser John » Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:54 pm

CCCCCCCCCcold looking GO too. Trying to get a submarine across the crik last year was a feat of testiculiar fortitude but that high?? more like insanity :shock: . Funny thing by looking at pic really don't tell the story as extremely swift current too and a couple a feet more water also :? Whilst I was typing you posted that video GO and all I can say is HELL NO WAY JOSE--- but?? Did ya make it to your other claim as the stream that runs off the main stream should be RIGHTEOUS NOW and can guarantte gold there in good quantities from the testing pans. Side channel was the old road and not worked much at all but that crik is liquid trouble. - Party on gents-John
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby golden optimist » Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:05 pm

John:
I couldn't make it to the upper claim without driving through snow and mud so I didn't make it up there.
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby tcfifer » Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:57 pm

What will this do to Geno's creek side memorial service?

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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby russau » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:35 pm

itll have tobe put on hold for now!
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Re: Douglas Creek bad news!

Postby golden optimist » Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:08 pm

tcfifer wrote:What will this do to Geno's creek side memorial service?

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It's been put off until next year.
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