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Ok to swim in California Delta ?
"mmh" wrote in message . com... Actually from a bunch of people, then I did a search on internet with key words and bunch of stuff come up. The delta water is muddy which bothers a lot of people. But they take the water out of the delta, pump it all the way to Los Angeles and the people down there end up drinking it, so it can't be all that bad! Herman's Marina in Stockton. Then we're gonna tool around up north. Good central location, now the question is do you head north or south? I will second Joe Parson's recommendations, except that you don't want to go up the Giorgiana Slough to get to the meadows!. The "meadows" is the prettiest and quietest place on the delta and is my all time favorite. I would drive on past the "ghetto" area, go on up north of the Twin Cities bridge for another couple of miles and find a spot to anchor. You will get boat wakes but the achorage area is crowded and not my idea of peace and quiet. From Herman & Helens head north to Tower park. Go left about a mile then north up the North Fork of the Mokelumne River. When you get to Walnut Grove there will be a bridge that will have to be opened for you, which shouldn't be a problem 9:00 to 5:00. Continue north up Snodgrass slough. If you went up the Giorgiana Slough you would end up in the Sacramento River. If the locks are open a small boat can cross over. The locks have very low clearance (9 feet ?) and I doubt that any houseboat would fit and I have seen the remains of houseboats that were destroyed when they were sucked through by the swift current. Mildred is my usual hangout spot. 15 years ago it was a farm tract, but the levee broke and they let it turn into a lake. Over the years the remaining levees have been crumbing and the western side is all but gone now, but the eastern side levee is still mostly intact. I drop anchor along the east, inside levee and then do all the waterskiing/wakeboarding in the slough just outside the east levee. If you are the real party types then Lost Isle is worth a visit. It is right on the main channel leading to Stockton. The rules change year to year but the last time I was there they didn't allow anyone under 21 on the island so if you have kids its not a good place to go. I am sure you will have fun, wherever you go. Rod |
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Ok to swim in California Delta ?
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:13:31 -0700, "Rod McInnis"
wrote: [snip] If you are the real party types then Lost Isle is worth a visit. Oh, man! How could I have forgotten to mention Lost Isle! It is right on the main channel leading to Stockton. The rules change year to year but the last time I was there they didn't allow anyone under 21 on the island so if you have kids its not a good place to go. I am sure you will have fun, wherever you go. Amen to that, brother! Joe Parsons |
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Ok to swim in California Delta ?
Thnks for info.
"Rod McInnis" wrote in message ... "mmh" wrote in message . com... Actually from a bunch of people, then I did a search on internet with key words and bunch of stuff come up. The delta water is muddy which bothers a lot of people. But they take the water out of the delta, pump it all the way to Los Angeles and the people down there end up drinking it, so it can't be all that bad! Herman's Marina in Stockton. Then we're gonna tool around up north. Good central location, now the question is do you head north or south? I will second Joe Parson's recommendations, except that you don't want to go up the Giorgiana Slough to get to the meadows!. The "meadows" is the prettiest and quietest place on the delta and is my all time favorite. I would drive on past the "ghetto" area, go on up north of the Twin Cities bridge for another couple of miles and find a spot to anchor. You will get boat wakes but the achorage area is crowded and not my idea of peace and quiet. From Herman & Helens head north to Tower park. Go left about a mile then north up the North Fork of the Mokelumne River. When you get to Walnut Grove there will be a bridge that will have to be opened for you, which shouldn't be a problem 9:00 to 5:00. Continue north up Snodgrass slough. If you went up the Giorgiana Slough you would end up in the Sacramento River. If the locks are open a small boat can cross over. The locks have very low clearance (9 feet ?) and I doubt that any houseboat would fit and I have seen the remains of houseboats that were destroyed when they were sucked through by the swift current. Mildred is my usual hangout spot. 15 years ago it was a farm tract, but the levee broke and they let it turn into a lake. Over the years the remaining levees have been crumbing and the western side is all but gone now, but the eastern side levee is still mostly intact. I drop anchor along the east, inside levee and then do all the waterskiing/wakeboarding in the slough just outside the east levee. If you are the real party types then Lost Isle is worth a visit. It is right on the main channel leading to Stockton. The rules change year to year but the last time I was there they didn't allow anyone under 21 on the island so if you have kids its not a good place to go. I am sure you will have fun, wherever you go. Rod |
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Ok to swim in California Delta ?
"Rod McInnis" wrote in message ...
"mmh" wrote in message . com... Actually from a bunch of people, then I did a search on internet with key words and bunch of stuff come up. The delta water is muddy which bothers a lot of people. But they take the water out of the delta, pump it all the way to Los Angeles and the people down there end up drinking it, so it can't be all that bad! LA takes what we give them! ;-) But there are numerous parts of the Delta, particulary the south Delta that are considered pretty polluted. Agricultural pollution mainly. It may not be hazardous for the occassional swim, but there are folks that recommend avoiding eating fish, etc. Herman's Marina in Stockton. Then we're gonna tool around up north. Good central location, now the question is do you head north or south? I will second Joe Parson's recommendations, except that you don't want to go up the Giorgiana Slough to get to the meadows!. The "meadows" is the prettiest and quietest place on the delta and is my all time favorite. I would drive on past the "ghetto" area, go on up north of the Twin Cities bridge for another couple of miles and find a spot to anchor. You will get boat wakes but the achorage area is crowded and not my idea of peace and quiet. From Herman & Helens head north to Tower park. Go left about a mile then north up the North Fork of the Mokelumne River. When you get to Walnut Grove there will be a bridge that will have to be opened for you, which shouldn't be a problem 9:00 to 5:00. Continue north up Snodgrass slough. Railroad Cut is nice place. It's on the way to the Meadows. Watch depth once passed Walnut Grove. Gotta stay along the west bank (or is it referred to as north) between Walnut Grove the entrance to Railroad. The Meadows is getting a reputation for becoming to congested and being occupied with a lot of people that "think they own the place". EVERYBODY likes these nice quiet anchorages. If you went up the Giorgiana Slough you would end up in the Sacramento River. If the locks are open a small boat can cross over. The locks have very low clearance (9 feet ?) and I doubt that any houseboat would fit and I have seen the remains of houseboats that were destroyed when they were sucked through by the swift current. These are not locks. They are cross channel control gates (weirs). Since the levee break in San Joaquin county last month, they have been open. The current order has them remaining open until further notice. You can get information from the central valley operations office at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/ Go to the links for the cross channel gates. Mildred is my usual hangout spot. 15 years ago it was a farm tract, but the levee broke and they let it turn into a lake. Over the years the remaining levees have been crumbing and the western side is all but gone now, but the eastern side levee is still mostly intact. I drop anchor along the east, inside levee and then do all the waterskiing/wakeboarding in the slough just outside the east levee. Where do you enter Mildred? I only know of two places that reliably deep enough for larger boats. The one on the northeat corner, and the one on teh south side adjacent to the "competition ski area" (that I have not seen used in years). I hadn't been on Mildred in over a year last weekend and picked a bad entrance and put my props in the mud. Fortunately it was soft mud and no damage appears to have been done. Once inside the island: "Oh yeah... We should have come in over there!" Oh well - it had been a couple of years since I touched bottom (while underway). If you are the real party types then Lost Isle is worth a visit. It is right on the main channel leading to Stockton. The rules change year to year but the last time I was there they didn't allow anyone under 21 on the island so if you have kids its not a good place to go. Now that they have their liquor license back... ;P I am sure you will have fun, wherever you go. You gotta love this place! |
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Ok to swim in California Delta ?
"Curtis CCR" wrote in message om... Where do you enter Mildred? I only know of two places that reliably deep enough for larger boats. The one on the northeat corner, and the one on teh south side adjacent to the "competition ski area" (that I have not seen used in years). The northeast corner is the deepest. That is where the original levee break was and the rushing current dug it out pretty deep. The average depth in slough leading up to that point is like 20 feet and right at the entrance it gets to be 40 feet deep, then like 15 feet deep for most of the inside. The opening keeps getting wider as what's left of the levee erodes away and the new width is not very deep so stay in the middle. The entrance on the south end has a narrow area that is fairly deep, 8 to 10 feet typically. You MUST stay to the eastern side of the opening! The opening has about tripled in width over the last couple of years and the western side is not very deep. There is another sizable opening at about the middle of the eastern edge. It is not very deep at all, at low tide it may only have 3 feet or so. Like the south end it is growing over time, and it is the south/western side that is new so stay to the north-eastern side. I go through this opening with the houseboat and ski boat, wouldn't recommend it for a cruiser or sailboat. There is also a very narrow opening in the very north portion that I sneak out with the ski boat. It is deep enough but very narrow. Rod |
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