Justin Watkins

Thanks to all who replied. You all seem to know lots of information about
lots of things and being outdoor minded, I figured a few may have the info I
was looking for.

The reason for my asking is I was curious about the local rivers and lakes
at different times of the year for triathlon swim training, rafting,
boating, waterskiing etc so I could better gauge wetsuit options and just
for my own curiosity.

Thanks again to those who replied.

Cheers

Justin

-----Original Message-----
From: Mindy Simmons [mailto:fluvialmind@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 10:19 AM
To: Justin Watkins
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Off topic: Water Temperatures?

Yes, the USGS website has a lot of this info. Unfortunately, funding
for gages/water quality monitoring has really dropped off, so there
aren't nearly as many sites that have realtime info or temp.

But, give tis a try. If you click on a station, then look under the
"available parameters" box and sometimes temp will be an option to
select.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/rt

If you are looking for high mountain lakes, you may check the US
Forest Service. I work for the Army Corps of Engineers, so if you are
looking for temps in one of our reservoirs, I may be able to dig that
up.

Good luck!

Mindy

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Justin Watkins
wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good source to find out what water temperatures are
of
> the lakes and rivers around Oregon / Washington?  I have searched google
but
> not finding much.
>
>
>
> Any info is appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Justin
>
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Aaron Leritz

USGS.gov will give you rivers and mybe reservoirs.
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Justin Watkins"
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 23:34:07
To: 'obra'
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Off topic: Water Temperatures?

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Don Whitehead

I'd recommend checking around on this site. There is a lot of information
available about local river heights, and I would assume that they are
monitoring temperature also.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=pqr&gage=frmo3&view=0,1,0,1,1,0,0,1

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Rick C Johnson wrote:

> I'm not sure why a list of bicycle racers seems like a good source for that
> info either. Sure, we're a diverse group - but that may be expecting a bit
> much.
>
> Rick Johnson
> Bend, Oregon
>
> "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" - George
> Santayana
>
>
>
> Long, Steve wrote:
>
> Hmmm, not sure why you are looking for the water temps but I don’t think
>> this data point is actively observed.
>>
>> When I was fishing for salmon and steelhead, I used to take the water
>> temperature with a thermometer that hooked onto a swivel on my line.
>>
>> Other that for fishing purposes, I’m not sure why you’d want that info.
>> But, maybe my view is very limited… J
>>
>> S
>>
>> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]
>> *On Behalf Of *Justin Watkins
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:34 PM
>> *To:* 'obra'
>> *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] Off topic: Water Temperatures?
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good source to find out what water temperatures are
>> of the lakes and rivers around Oregon / Washington? I have searched google
>> but not finding much.
>>
>> Any info is appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Justin
>>
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I'm not sure why a list of bicycle racers seems like a good source for
that info either. Sure, we're a diverse group - but that may be
expecting a bit much.

Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon

"Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana

Long, Steve wrote:

> Hmmm, not sure why you are looking for the water temps but I don’t
> think this data point is actively observed.
>
> When I was fishing for salmon and steelhead, I used to take the water
> temperature with a thermometer that hooked onto a swivel on my line.
>
> Other that for fishing purposes, I’m not sure why you’d want that
> info. But, maybe my view is very limited… J
>
> S
>
> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Justin Watkins
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:34 PM
> *To:* 'obra'
> *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] Off topic: Water Temperatures?
>
> Does anyone know of a good source to find out what water temperatures
> are of the lakes and rivers around Oregon / Washington? I have
> searched google but not finding much.
>
> Any info is appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Justin
>
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Long, Steve

Hmmm, not sure why you are looking for the water temps but I don't think
this data point is actively observed.

When I was fishing for salmon and steelhead, I used to take the water
temperature with a thermometer that hooked onto a swivel on my line.

Other that for fishing purposes, I'm not sure why you'd want that info.
But, maybe my view is very limited... J

S

From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Justin Watkins
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:34 PM
To: 'obra'
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Off topic: Water Temperatures?

Does anyone know of a good source to find out what water temperatures
are of the lakes and rivers around Oregon / Washington? I have searched
google but not finding much.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks

Justin

This e-mail and related attachments and any response may be subject to public disclosure under state law.

Justin Watkins

Does anyone know of a good source to find out what water temperatures are of
the lakes and rivers around Oregon / Washington? I have searched google but
not finding much.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks

Justin