Freddo wrote:
looking at water levels, it went from 18-23% this week, and I'm not sure if I remember correctly but the boat ramp is high and dry until at/about 40% or so?
And we're in 2-transition land until 50-60% [2 separated runs, one 2 mile from swim out to bike, the last run being the 'actual' run, but shortened to ~11.1 or so]
so I think it could be the water, not sure we're modeling to get much more too much later in the season than now. I think this is pretty much 'it' for water in central california as the drip shuts off in a couple weeks, optimistically we'd be projected to hit mid 30s I'm thinking
its a bummer. I'm not signed up, but if my achilles injury were to heal I'd strongly consider it. Love Wildflower
water is not the reason. by itself. it's feb. the race takes place in may. that's like wondering what the snow is going to be like in january based on looking at the mountain in october. this lake was going to be fine.
however, a month ago the water was barely at lynch swimmable levels (685'). that may have depressed early registration by those who remember 4 years of no lynch. i figure lynch is safe at 680', and it may be swimmable at 665'. you shouldn't look at % capacity. half that lake is marshland, big area many miles from the lake proper, and the last 50 percent of that lake, in terms of its capacity, is flooding that marshland. look at elevation.
last season the lake went from 655' to 725' or so. this year we started at 685' and we've already had more rain season-to-date than they had all of last season.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman