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Dave Allured
 
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Default White River trip, May 26-29

somebody wrote:

And another q. Do you know what the river is like in August? Yes, I
can imagine, low flow, getting stuck on sand bars, I've done the Green
at 1200 CFS in October. Any more to it, or is this it?


The White can be pretty stinkin' low in August. It varies year by year,
and for late summer it can't be reliably forecast more than a couple
months in advance. It does not have a particularly large or high
watershed.

Also, the lower White can be extremly buggy in mid-summer. Lots of
skeeters, and nasty horseflies. I don't know if they slack off in
August. The last time I ran in early July, I swore it would be the last
time. IMO this river is at its best in May, when you are still at good
risk of getting snowed on too. ;-)

HTH.

--Dave