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River flow for Okuku is looking good so shouldn't be any problems there. The only thing I would be worried about is the amount of traffic you might get cause of the holiday season.
And bang just like that 5 minutes after Shoshoni posts there's an update to the ecan data and the river level jumps to 11 and climbing.
Is there a plan B route if it keeps going up in that we don't even bother going there or does everyone want to go in for a look anyway?
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Any idea what level is passable ? Seems like 4ms is standard what's the normal depth/flow like ?
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I'd still expect to cross up to(ish) 8 and a maybe not by 10.
Depends a bit on the braids I suppose but I know one guy over on FB who was coming that won't go in at over 5. Something about a gas gas with an open top air box.
If we were going earlier I'd suggest Edwards Pass to check out the new bridge, but that's a fair way further to get to.
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Just got back from hammer doing the rainbow...pissed down as soon as I got to hammer...rained constant all the way to within a minute of the toll gate....4wd spoke to me and advised me not to go due the amount of water flowing...got to Connors creek and decided not to go further due to force of water, being on my own, no waterproof socks and not many people about.....I know my limits so saved thirty bucks and rode back the way I came...out of hammer and sun was awesome....it was sunny in hammer but still raining...weird....great ride tho....
Sorry for spelling hamner wrong....not even sure if this is right either ha ha
Me and a few others have been through Okuku Fox Creek when it's been up around the 10 mark but I wouldn't recommend it.
If you go in form the North Side you could always take a trip up to the Wharfedale Track and then do some of the back roads into Oxford it's not a bad run.
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just got back to chch - pouring rain in nelson this morning and then hot and sunny but windy once i got over the lewis pass
we can decide when we meet there what to do once we see what the river level is like in the morning. if it is looking dodgy maybe we can go up one side of the waimak thru lees to the river and if it is uncrossable then turn back and do the overside of the waimak
if we go in the other end and have to turn back then its a lot of seal there and on the way back - was heaps of traffic on the road today and cant be bothered with that. same with edwards - a lot of traffic and cops to deal with to hamner and back if the roads are anything like today
anyway off to work now so will check back when i get home and maybe still see some of yous at 11 tomorrow
Yea, traffic level on my mind too, bit hard if not impossible to avoid some of it if trying to go any further out of town.
See ya at the Peg about 10:30am for an 11am departure.
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Gone fishing ha ha
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