We are currently in a wet cycle of precipitation which may
last until the 17th. Snow fell yesterday in Nevada City into the
evening, and during the night temperatures in the region climbed 10 degrees
bringing back rain. There is a lot of new snow in the Sierra foothills,
mountains, and the crest. With last night’s warm up there is already a large
amount of runoff and NID is releasing excessive amounts of water from Scotts Flat Reservoir into Deer Creek. The creek got up to 4,797 cubes a few hours
ago. This is the highest the Deer Creek has flowed for quite some time so it will add a lot of silt and off color water to the Yuba River. This week will be a yo-yo effect of clouds, heavy to light rain, and flow fluctuations
both natural and from dam releases. I will be out later in the week for trips
and will let you know the current conditions then.
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