is the river shut down or not..

Hi guys. I went to the LaCrosse Tribune site, and I can’t find out if the river is shut down or not. Does anyone have the definitive answer. because, I can’t seem to find it.

The ramps might be closed but the river is not shut down.
It might be “no wake”.

But it’s still flowing South.

All the Locks down that way are running as well. Fast water though.

729 L/D 5a 060612 U 653.21 -0.02 198.0 A59 0.00 PC 0 0 5 2 34
0600 L 652.74 -0.04 W69
6,June,2012. Lock is open to navigation.
Flow is 88,700 Gates are out of the water.

714 L/D 6 060612 U 646.02 NA 198.0 A76 0.00 PC 1 0 2 1 0
0600 L 645.31 NA W70
Date: 6/06/2012 0600 hours

CURRENT FLOW:
– 93800 cfs
– Out draft conditions at 45,000 cfs
– Lock 6 cannot pull a loaded spike with a starboard notch when
flows exceed 59,000 cfs
– All roller and tainter gates out of water

703 L/D 7 060612 U 638.92 +0.03 199.8 A77 0.00 FA 0 0 4 5 0
0600 W70
04 June 2012 0600 hours

CURRENT FLOW:91400 cfs

Dedicated locking times for Everstart Bass Tournament fisherman
21, 22, and 23 June 2012:

AM start 0700 close 0730
PM start 1330 close 1400

679 L/D 8 060612 U 630.07 -0.25 198.0 A77 0.00 FA 0 0 2 3 0
0600 L 629.45 +0.32 W70
0600 hours 06/06/2012 -The current flow is 95375. Outdraft conditions exist at 40000, accumulated 0.00 in. of precipitation in the last 24hrs. Have a good day.

open river

Dedicated locking times for Everstart Bass Tournament
June 21, 22, and 23, 2012:

AM gates open 0645 close 0715
PM gates open 1330 close 1400

I thought the river flowed north Bk after all, its at your door

Do you think things will improve by the weekend?

She’s dropping fast.

Looks like under 10′ at Everts on Friday/Saturday which means we’ll be able to drive back to the campers and there will be “back forty” parking with the use of at least two of the up stream ramps.

With the dropping water there will be less debris, but as always on the river, be careful out there!

PS the above graph is auto updating. It will change as the forecast changes.

It would be cool to have some time lapse photos of the how fast the water came up and is receding.

That would be cool to see. I know there are a few cottonwood trees at Evert’s that could support a camera I remember seeing some in the past, but I do not remember where or when they were from…

I’ve been trying to teach Steve how to run the camera on his new phone. I think he’s still playing with Google Goggles.

star tribune yesterday said the st croix was gonna fall 4ft this week alone, i dont think they seemed to care about the miss tho

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All the Locks down that way are running as well. Fast water though.

729 L/D 5a 060612 U 653.21 -0.02 198.0 A59 0.00 PC 0 0 5 2 34
0600 L 652.74 -0.04 W69
6,June,2012. Lock is open to navigation.
Flow is 88,700 Gates are out of the water.

714 L/D 6 060612 U 646.02 NA 198.0 A76 0.00 PC 1 0 2 1 0
0600 L 645.31 NA W70
Date: 6/06/2012 0600 hours

CURRENT FLOW:
– 93800 cfs
– Out draft conditions at 45,000 cfs
– Lock 6 cannot pull a loaded spike with a starboard notch when
flows exceed 59,000 cfs
– All roller and tainter gates out of water

703 L/D 7 060612 U 638.92 +0.03 199.8 A77 0.00 FA 0 0 4 5 0
0600 W70
04 June 2012 0600 hours

CURRENT FLOW:91400 cfs

Dedicated locking times for Everstart Bass Tournament fisherman
21, 22, and 23 June 2012:

AM start 0700 close 0730
PM start 1330 close 1400

679 L/D 8 060612 U 630.07 -0.25 198.0 A77 0.00 FA 0 0 2 3 0
0600 L 629.45 +0.32 W70
0600 hours 06/06/2012 -The current flow is 95375. Outdraft conditions exist at 40000, accumulated 0.00 in. of precipitation in the last 24hrs. Have a good day.

open river

Dedicated locking times for Everstart Bass Tournament
June 21, 22, and 23, 2012:

AM gates open 0645 close 0715
PM gates open 1330 close 1400

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Which site did you get this info from??? Id like to bookmark that one

http://corpslocks.usace.army.mil/lpwb/f?p=121:1:2704599330700342:::::

Thanks!

You’re so welcome.

It’s a new site the Corps came out with about a month or so ago.

is there a chart like that for LaCrosse. because, WoW, it was wonderful to see a color chart that you could actually understand.

Is this what you are looking for grub?

NWS Rivers and Lakes

Grub, if you follow this link Link<<

it will take you to the Red Wing Forecast. Scroll down and click on “Next Down Stream Gauge”. That will get you to where you want to go.

What does “Out draft conditions at 45,000 cfs” mean??

Watch for the big red circle at the beginning of the lock walls. Those indicate an out draft as well.

What this means is, the river currents above the dam are strong enough to hit the lock wall or shore line an push the vessel away from the wall or toward the dam.

It’s a warning to tows that because of these currents their vessel maybe hard to control.

This is one of the reasons they extended the lock wall at #3 1000 feet and did major dredging above the dam last year.

If you’ve ever seen the tug Littl’ Charlie heading toward the lock, he’s on the way to push the tow sideways or against the wall to keep it from drifting towards the dam.

Maybe Damman or the others that work at the locks can explain it better, but that’s the just of it.

Lock and Dam 3 is a navigation dam and lock on the Mississippi River
approximately 6 miles upstream from Red Wing, Minnesota. The locks
position on a bend in the river makes downstream navigation difficult due
to an outdraft current that tends to sweep towboats and barges away
from the lock entrance and toward the gated part of the dam. This
outdraft current has resulted in 11 accidents since 1968.

In 2011, Edward Kraemer and Sons and Hoffman Construction were
contracted to repair and upgrade Lock and Dam 3. The navigation
improvements include an 862-foot long guide wall extension, dredging
and placement of 150,000 cubic yards of material and construction of a
closure dike to reduce the outdraft conditions near the guide wall. A
series of embankments, spillways and control structures were also
constructed and riprap erosion protection was placed along the
river embankments.

The $70,950,000 project is scheduled to be completed in late 2012.