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River Notes for Thursday, December 21, 2000

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END OF THE YEAR SALE! BUY ANY NEW BOAT IN THE NEW BOAT BARN BEFORE DEC 31 AND GET $50 OFF REC BOATS AND $100 OFF ALL OTHER NEW BOATS! TAKE $50 OFF ANY BOAT IN THE USED BOAT BARN. DON'T MISS OUT! This price is good on any boat in the Sierra South New or Used Boat Barns until December 31, 2000. If a new boat is already on sale this is an extra $50-$100 dollars off! To order, use our Secure Order Form or call 1-800-376-7303.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Sierra South! Thank you so much for your patronage and friendship during the past year. This business is so much more than selling boats. Sharing our passion for paddling and the out-of-doors with friends and customers such as you is a priceless asset. Enjoy yourselves over the holidays and visit us soon.

As a thank you and a chance to get out of Dodge over the holidays, we will be offering free kayak demos from Dec 26th-31st. We have just received new demos! Come try-out new boats such as Riot's Trickster & Prankster, & Boogie; Wavesport's EZ, Big EZ, Evo, & Score; and Pyranha's Pro 230, 235, H2 245, & H2 255. There is not enough water to make a run on the Upper, but you can play below Ewings or perhaps scrape down the Lower. Hope to see you. Pray for snow!

When thinking of "average snowfall" there's a tendency to expect a nice consistent snowpack from year to year. In the Sierra it is anything but. Over the past 30 years, the average snowpack at Upper Tyndall Creek has been about 28.5 inches liquid equivalent, but this is comprised of years as low as 3.5 inches (1976-76) and as high as 65 inches (1982-83). For more information see Early Season Snowpack and Seasonal Snowpack in the Upper Kern River Basin, 1970-1999.

Want to sell your old boat in our Used Boat Barn? Contact the store at 1-760-376-3745 for information.

Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info. (SCE reports that flow phone data is updated twice daily. For current information call 877-537-6356 or 760-376-8821.)

More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.

River Notes for Tuesday, December 19, 2000

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California Cooperative Snow Surveys reports the snowpack is currently about 32% normal in the southern section of the Sierra. This section includes the San Joaquin and Mono drainages, and the drainages south through the Kern. This is about one to two inches of water equivalent more than last year at this time.

The current outlook is for dry weather through New Year's. The precipitation outlook for January 2001, issued 12/14/00, specifies "climatological norms" for the Southern Sierra.

As we saw last year, snowfall in the Sierra can be very capricious. It was very dry in December and very wet in February. When thinking of "average snowfall" there's a tendency to expect a nice consistent snowpack from year to year. In the Sierra it is anything but. Over the past 30 years, the average snowpack at Upper Tyndall Creek has been about 28.5 inches liquid equivalent, but this is comprised of years as low as 3.5 inches (1976-76) and as high as 65 inches (1982-83). For more information see Early Season Snowpack and Seasonal Snowpack in the Upper Kern River Basin, 1970-1999.

Don't know what holiday gift to get the paddler in your family? You can't go wrong with a Sierra South Gift Certificate.

Want to sell your old boat in our Used Boat Barn? Contact the store at 1-760-376-3745 for information.

Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info. (SCE reports that flow phone data is updated twice daily. For current information call 877-537-6356 or 760-376-8821.)

More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.

River Notes for Wednesday, December 13, 2000

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The latest computer models suggest tonight's storm will move through further to the north than forecast yesterday, with far less snow expected in the Kern River basin.

The HPC QPF forecast, issued this afternoon for the 24 hour period ending Thursday afternoon, shows paltry amounts of 0.1 inch liquid equivalent, or less, in the Southern Sierra. A jet on the back side of the trough may dig a little further south than currently expected, so maybe the higher areas of the Kern River basin will get a little more than that. We'll see!.

Don't know what holiday gift to get the paddler in your family? You can't go wrong with a Sierra South Gift Certificate.

Want to sell your old boat in our Used Boat Barn? Contact the store at 1-760-376-3745 for information.

Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info. (SCE reports that flow phone data is updated twice daily. For current information call 877-537-6356 or 760-376-8821.)

More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.

River Notes for Tuesday, December 12, 2000

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Short term computer models, ensemble forecasts, and real-life weather forecasters suggest the Central and Southern Sierra should see its first significant snowfall in several weeks Wednesday afternoon into Thursday.

The HPC QPF forecast, issued this morning for the 24 hour period ending Thursday afternoon, shows amounts in excess of 1.0 inch liquid equivalent in topographically favored areas of the Sierra. We'll see!

Just don't know what holiday gift to get the paddler in your family? You can't go wrong with a Sierra South Gift Certificate.

Want to sell your old boat in our Used Boat Barn? Contact the store at 1-760-376-3745 for information.

Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info. (SCE reports that flow phone data is updated twice daily. For current information call 877-537-6356 or 760-376-8821.)

More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.

River Notes for Monday, December 4, 2000

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Just don't know what holiday gift to get the paddler in your family? You can't go wrong with a Sierra South Gift Certificate.

Last week there was much uncertainty in the computer models regarding the development of a trough or low along the west coast. A "Spaghetti" plot of ensemble forecast members for yesterday's 500mb heights showed a number of possible solutions and with some of these solutions, there would have been a chance of rain in the first half of this week.

Today's IR satellite photo shows that a cut-off low has formed well off shore and HPC and ensemble forecasts suggest there will be no precipitation in Southern California until (perhaps) Wednesday or Thursday.

Current ensemble forecasts suggest unsettled and possibly wetter weather over the northern two-thirds of the state for the 6-10 day and "Week 2" periods.

Have you seen the new Wendy's Spicy Chicken commercial? Name those famous Kernville boaters! Be one of the first five people to correctly name the Kernville boaters starring in this commercial and win a $20 Sierra South Gift Certificate just in time for Christmas! Please send your guess using our Information Request Form. (Kern Valley residents and Sierra South employees are ineligible for the contest.)

Want to sell your old boat in our Used Boat Barn? Contact the store at 1-760-376-3745 for information.

Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info. (SCE reports that flow phone data is updated twice daily. For current information call 877-537-6356 or 760-376-8821.)

More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.

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