Yea... New Meadows is flooding out. My neighbor happens to catch me leaving the logging company in New Meadows and you can clearly see I'm swimming the truck across the parking lot. 

 

Hydrologic Outlook
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Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Boise ID
144 PM MDT Sun Apr 7 2019 /1244 PM PDT Sun Apr 7 2019/

...RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING
ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS EARLY THIS WEEK...

A series of weather systems will impact the region through early
this week and bring periods of rain to the area. Moderate to
heavy rainfall is possible through Monday, especially across
northern Baker County, and the West Central and Boise Mountains.
Snow levels as high as 8000 feet are expected.

The combination of rain and accelerating snowmelt will cause
sharp rises on rivers, creeks, and streams with minor flooding
possible. At this time, some of the rivers that could reach
bankfull or minor flood stage early next week include the the
Silvies River near Burns, the Weiser River near Weiser, the Middle
Fork Payette River at Crouch, and Mores Creek. A Flood Watch is in
effect for the Silvies River near Burns and the Weiser River near
Cambridge and Weiser.

Areas with deep snowpack such as the Long Valley, Round Valley,
and the Camas Prairie will see increased runoff as well, which
may cause ditches to overflow, leave water standing in fields, and
impact low-lying roads.

Rivers and streams will be running high and swift. Exact impacts
of the runoff will depend on how fast the snow melts and how much
rainfall occurs. Continue to monitor the forecast for the latest
details.

 

Here is the river flow report in my area...

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/id/nwis/uv/?site_no=13316500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,00010

 

 

Edited April 8, 20196 yr by Mopar1973Man

Welcome to my world. 11 miles to work and 7 stop signs. Hard to make good mileage like that. Tires and brakes wear out a lot sooner too. Stop and go is hard on any vehicle. I'm usually around 16-17 around here.

Started my new job here in Marietta ga this week. Staying at my niece's house 28 miles from the job. All surface streets. Took me an hour and 15 minutes to get there this am. Going to try the interstates in the morning. But they can be dreadful around here at rush hour. It is the primary reason I left here back 91. The people clock had just crossed 1 million in population when I left, now its more like 3.75 million. 

 

If I can get 16 mpg I will be doing good. 

As for the flooding it pretty well over. Things are drying up for now. 

 

As for the MPG game. 20.64 MPG on the last tank. I was hoping for much more being I past 300 miles at the 5/8 mark on the fuel gauge. 

Big mud slide on 55 today, but at least the rain is gone until Saturday. Friday’s temps will like I melt some snow thou. 

 

Hopefully the worst has past. 

9 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

 

As for the MPG game. 20.64 MPG on the last tank. I was hoping for much more being I past 300 miles at the 5/8 mark on the fuel gauge. 

 

The top half is bigger. Also, here is a picture of my worn out sender.

 

 

The sender is dead on the money at 17.5 gallons displayed on the Quad at 1/2 tank. I've been below 1/8 tank few times and Quad gallon display has right there within +/- 0.05 gallons typically.