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yellowcanoe
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Post Number: 37
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 6:32 pm: | 
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With these record highs and low snow levels, any speculation/predictions on how this will impact water levels on rivers (like Pilgrim Creek, for instance) and black flies this Spring? |
curly
Member
Post Number: 220
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 8:03 pm: |
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Low water, low flies |
alscool
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Post Number: 232
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 9:00 am: |
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Low water, scuffed yellowcanoe ! |
preacher
Member
Post Number: 96
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 1:38 pm: |
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Scuffed yellowcanoe, haahaa!
I wouldn't want to be creeking in September.
Blackflied I would expect to be early. If the water levels drop early so should the flies? |
yellowcanoe
Member
Post Number: 38
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 3:24 pm: |
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: ) thanks, alscool -- time to consider alternate routes... |
yellowcanoe
Member
Post Number: 39
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9:55 am: |
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Anyone know whether there is a site that reports ice conditions for Temagami on a somewhat daily basis? |
alscool
Moderator
Post Number: 233
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 10:09 am: |
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I think this forum is the best source for that infomation, usually Bush Pilot and the Islanders
keep us up to date. |
preacher
Member
Post Number: 97
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 1:58 pm: |
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You might find a webcam in Temagami? |
yellowcanoe
Member
Post Number: 40
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 4:27 pm: |
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preacher, looked... I wish.... |
dan_carpenter
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Post Number: 67
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:50 pm: |
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There used to be a webcam looking out over the bay in town on the Temagami municipal website, but that feature disappeared several years ago. The closest I've found is the North Bay webcam that looks out over Lake Nipissing from the top of City Hall.
http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/living/bay-cam/ |
alscool
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Post Number: 234
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9:26 pm: |
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break up also also on the Temagami Page news feed.
http://www.ottertooth.com/temagami.htm |
yellowcanoe
Member
Post Number: 41
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 11:51 am: |
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Yep, thanks alscool. That's what got me started. Looks like my Solace/Pilgrim creek route might be jeopardy due to the likelihood of low water levels... sigh ... that is, unless, I start first thing in May ... agony  |
irishfield
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Post Number: 230
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 5:56 pm: |
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First thing in May isn't going to help either if we don't get a HUGE amount of rain. Lake Temagami is missing a good 2 to 2.5 feet of water. 
(Message edited by irishfield on March 28, 2010) |
brian
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Post Number: 1168
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 6:52 pm: |
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Irishfield, where is the photo? |
irishfield
Member
Post Number: 231
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 6:58 pm: |
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In front of my cottage. My airplane docks are sitting on high ground.
(Message edited by irishfield on March 28, 2010) |
yellowcanoe
Member
Post Number: 42
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:01 pm: |
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wow... thanks - that's pretty much all I need to know (see)... |
canoedog
Member
Post Number: 25
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 3:58 pm: |
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Was out for a flight this morning in the Pinetorch-Yorston Lake area. The larger lakes are still ice covered although it is beginning to pull off the shore in places. Creeks and rivers are mostly open but low flows for this time of the year. The snow is disappearing fast and what's left is scattered. Looks like a tough spring for canoeing on the smaller rivers and creeks in particular.
Yorston Lake area
Yorston River - south of Linger Lake
Yorston River - detail
Sturgeon River - south of the Pilgrim Creek Basin area (2 photos)
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ed
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Post Number: 784
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 7:21 pm: |
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The Sturgeon looks like it has Fall water levels.
The Yorston River does not look as if it will be canoeable this Spring.
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alscool
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Post Number: 237
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:55 am: |
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Imagine if it doesn't rain till next fall...
What a bunch of nay sayers! h}ere this will cheer you up
"April flowers bring spring showers" |
canoedog
Member
Post Number: 26
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:57 am: |
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Ed
I'd agree and there's not a lot of water left to come once the lakes go ice free. What snow we had this winter (50 -60% of normal) hasn't really melted and run off this spring but rather has sublimated away with the higher than normal temps and low relative humidities. I took a picture of the rapids/falls at the Pilgrim drop basin on the Sturgeon but unfortunately it was badly blurred and unuseable but I've seen more water coming over it in August!
(Message edited by canoedog on March 31, 2010) |
brian
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Post Number: 1170
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 12:10 pm: |
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Canoedog, great shots. Thanks for posting. |
preacher
Member
Post Number: 103
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 1:35 pm: |
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Yes thanks for the shots, please keep 'em coming!
Low water's not going to deter me from my Sturgeon plans this June/July. Gonna make for some boney runs and some walking though. |
alscool
Moderator
Post Number: 238
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 2:34 pm: |
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Re: the Yorston Pic
That is where you camp, on the gravel bars.
You just hope it doesn't rain big time in the night as you might get washed downstream ! |
alscool
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Post Number: 239
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 2:48 pm: |
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and then the next morning you don't need to get dressed as this is how you travel low water.
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ed
Moderator
Post Number: 785
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 4:47 pm: |
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So you went for a walk downstream.
I was by there last Spring and there was a lot more water in it.Actually looked as if it might have been an interesting run. |
yellowcanoe
Member
Post Number: 43
Registered: 01-2010
| | Posted on Friday, April 9, 2010 - 8:19 am: |
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so....now that Pilgrim's out of the picture, anyone have a best guess for the Talking Falls/Yorston Pinetorch link area in terms of being canoeable/trackable? I still like Fireman's suggestion of coming up through here via Sturgeon, Yorston Lake, and Seagram...
(Message edited by yellowcanoe on April 9, 2010) |
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