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New River Water Level
Just in case anyone coming to BD this year wants to know the water level on the New is doing. The sand bar, which is on river left in the big eddy by the LZ comes out around -2ft. Right now, the New is about -0.06ft. and dropping.

New Water Level

The weather:

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 9pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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Re: [gauleyguide] New River Water Level
Gonna be chilly!
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Re: [gauleyguide] Simple
From the exit point the LZ is to the right.

Is the LZ gonna be bigger than last year?
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Re: [GreenMachine] Simple
Does it need to be? I'm pretty sure I watched a space shuttle do an emergency landing there last year.
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Re: [Ghetto] Simple
Ghetto wrote:
Does it need to be? I'm pretty sure I watched a space shuttle do an emergency landing there last year.

ROFL! That was so damn funny, I think I pissed myself! Wink
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Re: [Ghetto] Simple
That was funny. And no, the LZ is fine.

Was more getting at the "river left, -0.2 ft" post.

See you jokers soon for BASE, beer, and chess.
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Re: [GreenMachine] Simple
GreenMachine wrote:
From the exit point the LZ is to the right.

Yes it is, BUT, I said river left. The key word being "RIVER".

GreenMachine wrote:
Is the LZ gonna be bigger than last year?


well, at the rate it is dropping, yes. With the expected rain fall, and North Carolina is getting pounded with lots of rain right now, no.
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Re: [Ghetto] Simple
Ghetto wrote:
Does it need to be? I'm pretty sure I watched a space shuttle do an emergency landing there last year.

That was as funny as green writting.Wink
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Re: [gauleyguide] New River Water Level
SNOW!!!
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Re: [gauleyguide] New River Water Level
where?
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Re: [kcollier] New River Water Level
uh...WV this weekend
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Re: [gauleyguide] My Bad RE: Charleston, SC
That was as funny as green writing

Yeah, finally figured out Charleston, WV Blush

Incidentally, their airport code is CRW Cool
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Re: [GreenMachine] My Bad RE: Charleston, SC
So i gotta ask...if no one said anything would you have driven to SC? Tongue
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Re: [FreeFallFiend] My Bad RE: Charleston, SC
I am driving & here's my route:

Thursday around 1:00 PM:

FL -> GA -> SC -> NC crash at my Dad's

Friday real early AM:

NC -> VA -> WV -> River Expeditions