woodenboater Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 The final drop at Burleigh has some rebar from what I've been told by people who've paddled it. Some nice waves upstream of the last drop though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Its going to get even worse in Bancroft. For those that don't know the Elephant and Baptiste are a flooded section of the York river held back by a dam. The York flows through Bancroft. Today they released a statement saying they are being forced to remove another log from the dam. This is said that it will raise the York another 2-6 inches or something like that making things even worse. The reason is there are fears that the dam might break so they are trying to relieve some pressure. If the dam breaks there are fear that Bancroft (essentially a bowl) will be under water within an hour as much of Elephant and Baptiste will drain into the town. At least this is what I heard. Crossing my fingers for those in Bancroft. Edited April 22, 2013 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Here is a shot that is very telling. You can see the bank of the York river where the pole is. Normally there is a fairly big drop down the bank, 4-5 feet if I recall to where the water level normally sits there. [/url] Edited April 22, 2013 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirogak Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Just got word from the owner of the cottage in Bancroft which I had rented for this upcoming weekend, his basement is under 3 feet of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Here is a shot that is very telling. You can see the bank of the York river where the pole is. Normally there is a fairly big drop down the bank, 4-5 feet if I recall to where the water level normally sits there. [/url] aaah, but the Liquor Store is still open, so not everything is lost!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I was at my folks place yesterday and The Burnt River might as well be a lake right now. The 7' tall or so out houses are under water right up to the top of roof peak now. those are far from the rivers edge too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) I was at my folks place yesterday and The Burnt River might as well be a lake right now. The 7' tall or so out houses are under water right up to the top of roof peak now. those are far from the rivers edge too. Gives a whole new meaning to the term "floater". HH Edited April 22, 2013 by Headhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 total opposite here, super low water levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 So now we know who is to blame for pulling the drain plug... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I bet my grandfather's cottage on the burnt river is a boat house right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manjo39 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 It did go up more yesterday, perhaps another 3-4". Got my board walk fixed with my son, my neighbour, and I working on it. All sorts of stuff floating around out there yesterday from huge logs to small islands. Hi Cliff, has the water level on Sturgeon changed since the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 As of last night it had dropped about 6-8" from it's highest level. Lots of floating debris so becareful if you are going out in a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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