New Malonies set to over flow this week

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-18-2011, 1:00 PM

I was at New Malonies last week and the water is HIGH. I was told by a friend the water is expected to rise up over the high water mark this week and run threw the Spillway. Here are some pictures I took last week from in front of the spill way and it looks like the water only need's to come up a few more feet so I guess I could see it running threw.

If you haven't seen the spill way you can see in in this video I shot this winter.
Fast Forward to the 6:40 to see the spill way.
http://www.youtube.com/user/grantwes#p/u/22/ySF5E4kXNbs

here are just some random pictures of the lake
This is a camp sight that got over run by the high water
And the last picture is just of a cool place we found to park

(rdiestler) · (rdiestler) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 07-18-2011, 6:20 PM

Cool pics! I haven't been there this year yet. I am anxious to see the lake at capacity. Where was the last picture taken? Looks like a neat little spot.

(olmoomba) · (olmoomba) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 07-18-2011, 6:45 PM

Is that a snake in the last pic?

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-18-2011, 6:50 PM

Rob: its up river on the left side
Fred: No snake, Mabey your seeing a stick or somthing

(kikitlo) · (kikitlo) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 07-18-2011, 7:29 PM

Don't think it will actually overflow. Lake has been starting to slowly drop. The campsites you pictured were suppose to be ours last weekend but for obvious reasons that didn't happen. We were actually right behind from where the photo was taken. Definetly love seeing the lake that full.

(megsswm) · (megsswm) **Join Date: Jul 2009** 07-19-2011, 7:31 AM

We were there sunday and are going again Wed ( live local) ...the lake has dropped a couple feet in the last week. They are avoiding the spillway if possible due to river capapcity issues. The lake is still the highest we have ever seen it ....up river some of the coves that didn't even exist last year are miles long. Those campsites in your pictures are usually about 150 feet above the water line on an average year...it is crazy to see how high it is....

(razzman) · (razzman) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 07-19-2011, 7:58 AM

So which campground is that site that's underwater?

(kikitlo) · (kikitlo) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 07-19-2011, 9:18 AM

108. What 108 normally looks like. It is right above the boats pictured.
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(BCPMike0663) · (BCPMike0663) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 07-19-2011, 9:41 AM

Maybe this is the reason tulloch is so dam called!

(nelson) · (nelson) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 07-19-2011, 11:18 AM

Crazy been a about two years since our last trip down there. They had to close even some of the low water ramps last time we where there. Nice to see it full for a change.

(fullspeed)

Is this really happening and if so where is the water going? Lake Tulloch?

(jbird) · (jbird) **Join Date: Jun 2011** 07-20-2011, 10:06 PM

We'll be there this weekend!

(jeff359) · (jeff359) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-21-2011, 5:45 AM

was there last weekend and it was crazy high. Weird to see the sites under water

(bill_airjunky) · (bill_airjunky) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-21-2011, 8:59 AM

Cool video, G. What kind of plane is that?

You Cali guys are funny. Don't see high water very often, huh. It's a way of life up north.

(kybool) · (kybool) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 07-21-2011, 11:17 AM

That rooftop looks like it is asking to be jibbed

(megsswm) · (megsswm) **Join Date: Jul 2009** 07-21-2011, 12:21 PM

will be there all day tommorow but have heaerd it has gone down another foot or so, so it doesn't look like the spillway will be needed.

(kikitlo) · (kikitlo) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 07-21-2011, 3:17 PM

New Melones level

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/q...?s=nml&d=today

(rio_sanger) · (rio_sanger) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-21-2011, 8:32 PM

cool chart Cory!
look at the inflow/outflow and FNF on 6/29 ... the whole lake was like a river WOW!

(buffalow) · (buffalow) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-22-2011, 7:12 AM

I was at Tulloch on Wed shooting 2012 MB's. That was was freaking cold. Like 70 in the canyon as surface temps. I am sure 6-10' down is much colder. Was a real great day for taking photos though

(tmill) · (tmill) **Join Date: May 2011** 07-22-2011, 7:39 AM

i just about choked. I wish 70 was cold water. for us that is about as good as it get most of the year.

(kikitlo) · (kikitlo) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 07-22-2011, 9:20 AM

Yeah Trevor we're pretty spoiled. i love it when the lake is around 82. Ahhh