Anyone seen the rivers? How high did they get? Fishable?
Anyone seen the rivers? How high did they get? Fishable?
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We went over the Blackwater and Nott yesterday. Both were real high and not even close to cresting. The water at the 258 ramp was above the walking deck of the dock. The news reported last night that the Blackwater was at 12', 10' is flood stage, and that it was gonna rise to 18' before it crested hopefully on Tues.
They are both high, but should recede rather quickly once they crest. They both usually rise to these levels a time or two each spring.
Here is a pic of the Chowan in Colerain.
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PATRO »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here is a pic of the Chowan in Colerain.
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PATRO »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here is a pic of the Chowan in Colerain.
Looks like the ocean out there!
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PATRO »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here is a pic of the Chowan in Colerain.
Holy crap! Hope there aren't many floaters in the next few days.
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Im going wednesday il have a report then
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by FLIPNMAN »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Im going wednesday il have a report then</td></tr></table>
Yes please. I've got Friday off & a friend & I were planning on hitting the Chowan then.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PATRO »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here is a pic of the Chowan in Colerain.
I'll bet they were all over a blade on that shore line!
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They are biting over in RockyHock. Can't you see them! Would make for a not so fun ride.
If you could have snapped this picture a few seconds earlier you'd have probably seen a Triton jumping over the road......
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PATRO »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here is a pic of the Chowan in Colerain.
Looks like a day to see how running 50+ in rough water would be
Word is there was a fish kill on the Chowan, any truth to it?
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[quote=dk239]Word is there was a fish kill on the Chowan, any truth to it?[/qu
This was in an email I received a couple days ago from Chuck Murray,
"I just got off the phone with Chad Thomas, chief biologist down there. Told me it was pretty much a total fish kill from the mouth of the Roanoke River all the way to williamston. Chowan would take the worst hit and the kill would begin at the beginning of the chowan in VA all the way to Holiday Island and maybe to HWY 17 bridge. Testing will begin at HWY 17 bridge tomorrow.
Scuppon, Youpen and perquimans will see similiar results. He also stated the rivers would be just as they were after Hurricane Isabel in 2003."
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PATRO »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> He also stated the rivers would be just as they were after Hurricane Isabel in 2003."
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Damn. Really bad news.
From: Jeremy.McCargo@ncwildlife.org
To: buchanan_buck@hotmail.com; rebel96chevy@hotmail.com; ben.ricks@ncwildlife.org
CC: chad.thomas@ncwildlife.org
Subject: RE:
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 02:40:11 +0000
Buck,
Thanks for your email. I was actually planning to email you tonight, but you beat me to it. Due to flooding and storm surge from Hurricane Irene, we are presently experiencing dissolved oxygen crashes similar to what happened after Hurricane Isabel in 2003. As Chad mentioned, oxygen levels have crashed in the Roanoke, Cashie and Chowan rivers. We donÂt have any data on the other Albmemarle rivers yet, but DMF, DWQ and WRC are working together to collect as much data as we can so we can identify the extent of the oxygen crash and pinpoint areas that might survive the fish kills. As of right now, the majority of the dead fish we have observed are in the Roanoke from Williamston down to the mouth and the lower Cashie. Although no dead fish have been observed in the Chowan, we can expect to see them in the next few days as the fish decompose and float to the surface. We observed some dead fish and many fish at the surface in the canal at Bayside Marina on Pembroke Creek. Oxygen levels were very low in the canal. We also observed dead fish at the Newbegun Creek boat ramp and the Halls Creek boat ramp. We havenÂt been out on the mainstem of Little River or Pasquotank River yet to examine the extent of bad water or fish kills. I have also received a report of dead fish in the Scuppernong, but we havenÂt measured dissolved oxygen there either. Over the next couple weeks, we will have a better picture of where the anoxic (no-oxygen) water is and where fish kills have occurred. Please feel free to check back with me for updates. Thanks for your offer of assistance by Elizabeth City Bassmasters. At this time, IÂm afraid there is not much any of us can do. As always, though, we appreciate your support.
Jeremy
This is the email from Jeremy McCargo who is the District 1 Fishery Biologist
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