- Apparently, New Matamoras floods less than Marietta. Marietta's problem is that it's near where the Muskingum, Little Muskingum Rivers and the Duck Creek that meet the Ohio River there. If there's a big enough storm, all of its water is going to converge on the city.
- This is Memorial Day Weekend 2018. Today, I did some rounds looking at campground capacities and reporting them to the Buckeye Trail Association Facebook group.
- My auxiliary/ house batteries are somehow disconnected from both the generator and the cab's alternator. But I'm able to charge them now by jumping them with my car. It takes about 1hr 15min to get them full. Lightning is in the forecast for tomorrow, so I plan on tracing their power lines. It's possible that they all need to be replaced?
- The maintenance priority on the Whipple Section is blazing. We may have a marathon runner/ thru hiker come through. He's going to need the trail's navigation to become more efficient.
Showing posts with label little muskingum river. Show all posts
Showing posts with label little muskingum river. Show all posts
2018/05/27
2018/02/22
NOAA - NWS Hydrographic Data
Adventurer's Project's website remains a "works in progress" and is not published yet. But I continue to add things to it. The most recent thing is that I found how to get access to data submitted from five Hydrographic charts from the NOAA - National Weather Service. I'm linking them for the following stations:
- Ohio River at Marietta Pump House
- Duck Creek Near Whipple (approx 320ft W of the Whipple Section between Pts. 11 & 12)
- Duck Creek at Macksburg
- Little Muskingum (River) at Bloomfield [3.8mi NE of Road Fork Section, Point 26 (07/2011 Map & Guide)]
- Muskingum River at Beverly [7.2mi S of Whipple Section, Pt. 22 (10/2010 map & guide]
The Marietta Pump House give a good baseline understanding of what's going on in the area as far as water level is concerned. The station near Whipple might determine in BT's clockwise direction if Whipple 13 is under water?
The station at Macksburg is roughly at 672ft elevation. The ODNR Dam at Whipple 15 is south of that at 644ft. They are approximately 6.82 miles apart from each other. What level would the water on the Duck Creek on Macksburg's hydrograph have to be in order to flood over the ONDR dam near Whipple 15 that is only 3 feet above normal the level of the creek in that location? If we can determine this, then it could alert the hikers traveling in the counter clockwise direction that they'll be on "Dry Boot By-pass," instead of crossing the Duck Creek near Whipple 15 on the concrete ODNR dam.
The Little Muskingum (River) at Bloomfield station could alert hikers that the Road Fork Section near the Ring Mill might be under water? For out of town hikers, this is the kind of information that they would need in order to know whether they should drive at distance to traverse the area. And the Muskingum River at Beverly's levels might somehow indicate the creek and stream levels between Whipple 21 - 23. This area is on higher terrain, but those creeks and streams could bloat? And one of the roads there can have large holes in it?
I have the flood stage data for these stations. But in order to make it a custom fit for these sections, I think that digital photographs are the way to go. They have a time stamp embedded in them that can be accessed with the stock Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows. If I could roam the area on a very rainy week, take pictures then compare their times to the ones stated in the hydrographs, then I may be able to say based on the Duck Creek in Macksburg's normal level (for instance), that if the hydrograph shows the creek at a certain level, then the Dry Boot By-pass is definitely in effect and we can spare the hiker from having to hike 2.9 miles down to find out, then 2.9 miles back.
- Ohio River at Marietta Pump House
- Duck Creek Near Whipple (approx 320ft W of the Whipple Section between Pts. 11 & 12)
- Duck Creek at Macksburg
- Little Muskingum (River) at Bloomfield [3.8mi NE of Road Fork Section, Point 26 (07/2011 Map & Guide)]
- Muskingum River at Beverly [7.2mi S of Whipple Section, Pt. 22 (10/2010 map & guide]
The Marietta Pump House give a good baseline understanding of what's going on in the area as far as water level is concerned. The station near Whipple might determine in BT's clockwise direction if Whipple 13 is under water?
The station at Macksburg is roughly at 672ft elevation. The ODNR Dam at Whipple 15 is south of that at 644ft. They are approximately 6.82 miles apart from each other. What level would the water on the Duck Creek on Macksburg's hydrograph have to be in order to flood over the ONDR dam near Whipple 15 that is only 3 feet above normal the level of the creek in that location? If we can determine this, then it could alert the hikers traveling in the counter clockwise direction that they'll be on "Dry Boot By-pass," instead of crossing the Duck Creek near Whipple 15 on the concrete ODNR dam.
The Little Muskingum (River) at Bloomfield station could alert hikers that the Road Fork Section near the Ring Mill might be under water? For out of town hikers, this is the kind of information that they would need in order to know whether they should drive at distance to traverse the area. And the Muskingum River at Beverly's levels might somehow indicate the creek and stream levels between Whipple 21 - 23. This area is on higher terrain, but those creeks and streams could bloat? And one of the roads there can have large holes in it?
I have the flood stage data for these stations. But in order to make it a custom fit for these sections, I think that digital photographs are the way to go. They have a time stamp embedded in them that can be accessed with the stock Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows. If I could roam the area on a very rainy week, take pictures then compare their times to the ones stated in the hydrographs, then I may be able to say based on the Duck Creek in Macksburg's normal level (for instance), that if the hydrograph shows the creek at a certain level, then the Dry Boot By-pass is definitely in effect and we can spare the hiker from having to hike 2.9 miles down to find out, then 2.9 miles back.
2017/05/04
Bathing and Wading Spots - The Wilderness Loop
There are two places to bathe or wade in the Little Muskingum River on the Road Fork and Whipple Sections. They're both on federal property in the Marietta Unit - Wayne National Forest. The first is at the Ring Mill on the Road Fork. The road in results in a cul-de-sac. Just north of the cul-de-sac, there's a fisherman's access on the north side. The river there usually maintains a depth of a couple feet or so.
The second site is in Whipple's Little Muskingum River Flats. Down on that mile, the place that I know of is if one were hiking Buckeye/ North Country National Scenic Trail heading clockwise/ westbound, there's a usually dry steam bed that ejects into the river early in the flats from that direction. One could use it to get down into the river. But this one's not as good because the river tends to be very shallow here in the summer.
A good bath in the river should make you feel clean. If your in there, while your at it, you can do a little laundry too. The Little Muskingum might have hard metals in it. There are former mines on it's fingers, streams and fork. so I do not recommend purifying or filtering it for oral consumption. It has a south westernly flow that meets the Ohio River at the Census Designated Place of Reno (where the NFS field office is for the Marietta Unit).
The second site is in Whipple's Little Muskingum River Flats. Down on that mile, the place that I know of is if one were hiking Buckeye/ North Country National Scenic Trail heading clockwise/ westbound, there's a usually dry steam bed that ejects into the river early in the flats from that direction. One could use it to get down into the river. But this one's not as good because the river tends to be very shallow here in the summer.
A good bath in the river should make you feel clean. If your in there, while your at it, you can do a little laundry too. The Little Muskingum might have hard metals in it. There are former mines on it's fingers, streams and fork. so I do not recommend purifying or filtering it for oral consumption. It has a south westernly flow that meets the Ohio River at the Census Designated Place of Reno (where the NFS field office is for the Marietta Unit).
2015/08/31
Log 2015083101
Today, I got my loaned weed eater and drove my car down to Alexander Road in Independence Township of Washington County. A family on ATV's invited me to use a ford that was located on one of their paths along the Little Muskingum River. But I spoke to a local resident and there could be some problems depending on who's property it's on. So, until I speak to the Washington County Engineers again to get the ownership of a certain site, I turned around and attempted to access the area from Whipple Section - Buckeye/ North Country Trail, Point 05 (10/2010 edition map & guide)
Point 05 is east of the trail on the Little Muskingum River flats and from south side road access, it's shorter to access it from. When I got there, I took the weed whacker out, put some gas in it and tried to start it. It would turn over, but it wouldn't run very long.
By now, the grasses in the river flats have to be very long. And until September 17th at the latest, I'm recommending that all hikers bypass Points 05 - 06 (10/2010 edition map & guide) on Brooks Road/ T94, which will start the on-road in the clockwise (CW)/ westbound (Wb) direction at Point 05, instead of 06.
Point 05 is east of the trail on the Little Muskingum River flats and from south side road access, it's shorter to access it from. When I got there, I took the weed whacker out, put some gas in it and tried to start it. It would turn over, but it wouldn't run very long.
By now, the grasses in the river flats have to be very long. And until September 17th at the latest, I'm recommending that all hikers bypass Points 05 - 06 (10/2010 edition map & guide) on Brooks Road/ T94, which will start the on-road in the clockwise (CW)/ westbound (Wb) direction at Point 05, instead of 06.
2015/08/08
Log 2015080801
The DR Mower is a big 400lb machine. From what I'm told, it's like a large lawn mower with a snowblower's front end and using it is very physical. But I've been told that the 200ft gain/ loss on either side of the Little Muskingum River flats is just too much for it. And I should look for some kind of way to ford it when the river is real low. The problem is that I can't guarantee that we can do that while we have access to federal property on both sides.
But I just got help from a colleague who lined me up two possibilities today. One is somebody in the area who owns a weed whacker and the other unit is in Michigan now and won't be back for a week. The problem with the weed whacker is that the flats are 1.1 miles long and the brush that has to get cut three feet wide is three feet tall itself. The only thing that we have going for it them is the fact that I can still see the forest floor though them, so it's not very thick. But I imagine that with two of us, it would probably take an hour and 20 minutes just to reach it on either end and an additional hour between the two of us to cleaning.
But it might be easier to ford the weed whackers across the Little Muskingum River from NFS property on Alexander Road in Lawrence Township of Washington County? When I was considering how the DR's might do it, the TMT and I discussed using a couple creek mouths that terminate into the river, but gradually incline from it back to the embankment. Maybe this is back on for the weed whackers and I need to go do some more in-person research?
But I just got help from a colleague who lined me up two possibilities today. One is somebody in the area who owns a weed whacker and the other unit is in Michigan now and won't be back for a week. The problem with the weed whacker is that the flats are 1.1 miles long and the brush that has to get cut three feet wide is three feet tall itself. The only thing that we have going for it them is the fact that I can still see the forest floor though them, so it's not very thick. But I imagine that with two of us, it would probably take an hour and 20 minutes just to reach it on either end and an additional hour between the two of us to cleaning.
But it might be easier to ford the weed whackers across the Little Muskingum River from NFS property on Alexander Road in Lawrence Township of Washington County? When I was considering how the DR's might do it, the TMT and I discussed using a couple creek mouths that terminate into the river, but gradually incline from it back to the embankment. Maybe this is back on for the weed whackers and I need to go do some more in-person research?
2015/04/25
Log 2015042501
- I just estimated that I can clear Whipple's obstructions at 0.16MPH. For the next day or so, I expect that to be lower as I descend down to the flats of the Little Muskingum River.
- Some of the waypoints from my Garmin eTrex 20 hand GPS didn't save or transfer to my laptop. It's been making errors in saving tracks as well.
- Some of the waypoints from my Garmin eTrex 20 hand GPS didn't save or transfer to my laptop. It's been making errors in saving tracks as well.
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