ahh.....the simple life

[Kindsvater Flat]

Just thought I would post a few pictures of around the house. If it was just a little deeper we could have a few races.
http://www.schoutenranch.com/simplelife/images/2004_0218Image0021_JPG.jpg
http://www.schoutenranch.com/simplelife/images/2004_0218Image0023_JPG.jpg
http://www.schoutenranch.com/simplelife/images/2004_0218Image0022_JPG.jpg
http://www.schoutenranch.com/simplelife/images/2004_0218Image0019_JPG.jpg
Oh ya we are flooded in.

[INEEDAV]

Look at the bright side, this has to help the drought. If it is any consellation we are expecting 13" of fresh snow by morning.:p

[Her454]

another positive is.....its not flooded with all that white stuff you can see on the mountains in the distance :)

[Blown 472]

Originally posted by Her454
another positive is.....its not flooded with all that white stuff you can see on the mountains in the distance :)
Snow hater:D
You could always grow rice in there.

[Her454]

Originally posted by Blown 472
Snow hater:D
You got that right. Anything under 60 degrees and Im hatin it.:D

[mouzer]

I agee,anything under 60 deg. and im haten it,.....(mouzer)

[Fiat48]

Lake Kindsvater, eh? :D

[dmontzsta]

I say just launch that sucker and have some fun in your backyard :)

[DaveA]

Just think, if you had one of them 'ditch pumps on a shingle' boats, you could go play in the mud...:D j/k

[Kindsvater Flat]

Going out the drive way.
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/mike/flood04.jpg

[Hud]

Nice, I'll stop by some other time:D

[pgf127rt]

Originally posted by Kindsvater Flat
Going out the drive way.
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/mike/flood04.jpg
KFlat, where does all of the water come from, and is that an annual event? does it ever get up to your house?
Lots of questions, but that looks like it could do some damage.

[Kindsvater Flat]

Originally posted by pgf127rt
KFlat, where does all of the water come from, and is that an annual event? does it ever get up to your house?
Lots of questions, but that looks like it could do some damage.
All the water is rain runoff and comes from the Sacramento River. During the winter months Lake Shasta has to stay at a certain level even though they can hold more. As soon as April 1st rolls around they will hold everything back for the summer. Its not usually a yearly event unless we have continuous rain or it decides to rain at 6000' where the snow is. We've had it flood 3 times in one year here. We have a levee around the main complex of buildings and houses. Normally it will hold water out but we do get some seapage and have to run ditch pumps (not jet related). Back in 84 it actually came over the levee and flooded my house and my parents. Mom's house you opened the front door in 6" of water. The main part of my house was dry but the lower back room had about 10" of water in it. Somewhere there is a picture of all the parents sitting at the bar in my back room in rubber boots. Classic photo. Largest damage would be to the orchards, wheat, and other crops that do not like the large amount of water for long periods. We have about 2-3 acres of onions that are planted but only time will tell if they survive.

[LUVNLIFE]

Just out of curiosity how deep is it? A couple of feet?

[Kindsvater Flat]

Depends where you are. Behind the house in the slough is about 25' or more. In front of the house can be 6" or up to 4' in the center of the driveway. Anything over 4.5' the tractor will float. Average depth I would say is 2.5' enough for a pickup to float in the current.

[BILLY.B]

You know Mike, when I saw this thread I figured Accetance would of been the focal point. Seeing as he does have the SIMPLE LIFE !!!!. If you get stuck in all that water give Greg a call and i'm sure he'd come up and salvage anything for you. Thats if you can reach him on the CAMP ACCEPTANCE RIVER PHONE !!!! :D :D

[Kindsvater Flat]

Originally posted by BILLY.B
.... you can reach him on the CAMP ACCEPTANCE RIVER PHONE !!!! :D :D
2 coconuts and a string?

[BILLY.B]

HELL CHIEF that must be an awful long string. By the time you get thru he'll be home.

[ACCEPTENCE]

Originally posted by BILLY.B
You know Mike, when I saw this thread I figured Accetance would of been the focal point. Seeing as he does have the SIMPLE LIFE !!!!. If you get stuck in all that water give Greg a call and i'm sure he'd come up and salvage anything for you. Thats if you can reach him on the CAMP ACCEPTANCE RIVER PHONE !!!! :D :D
Ur killin me there Chiefy.
I'm a workin kinda guy. I'll salvage anything, anytime, anywhere, it's only money and how badly you want your property back from the deep.
Oh and for the phone thing just click right there, uh-huh on that banner link below. I'm never further then a phone call away.
In the meantime...back to work for me.
What did I hear???...was it the river callin me??? I believe it was:D .

[Hud]

Back to the river "DUCKY":cool:

[BigBoyToys]

Hey K-Flat, you doing ok up there? I see alot of spots above monitor stage on the river. I'm tracking this storm river stages HERE (http://cdec.water.ca.gov/)
Good luck, hang in there. If ya get into any trouble and ya need anything, give me a call on my cell(530) 312-6535

[Hud]

My God, the big one is here. The wind is unreal, lost power once already! I hope I don't loose the big tree out front, hangin on!:jawdrop:

[BigBoyToys]

Ok, just got back from taking the kids to school. I took my Lifted PU and couldn't keep it straight going down the road. When the kids got out of the truck at school, the rain blew inside the truck and SOAKED the interior....it's raining and blowing that hard! The Elkhorn Causeway, which is on I-5 between Woodland and the Sacramento Airport, is flooded with wind gusts reported at 70 mph. The CHP are escorting cars through there. Big Rigs are being held at SR 113 for sb traffic and not being allowed over the causeway right now. However, the worst of the storm is supposed to hit in 2 to 3 hours, about the time Mrs BBT heads to school. Since she has to go to Sacramento Via I-5, she isn't gonna go due to the flooding on the causeway and the dangerous winds. So, anyway, I 'm on my way back from taking the kids to school and am in line of cars at a 4 way stop. BOOOOOOMMMM! I hear a loud noise. The car RIGHT BEHIND me had a HUGE Oak Limb fall of a tree and land on their hood. I got out and made sure they were ok...they were so I got the hell outta Dodge. I get home, and my portable carport over the Biesemeyer is COMPLETELY GONE!!!! At this point, there isn't much I can do with the boats but hope that they come out ok when it's all over with. I also lost some Vinyl siding off my house (It has vinyl siding all the way around), lost 1 gutter, and MANY shingles off the roof (Cedar shake). I was planning on redoing the roof anyways this summer.....hopefully it holds out.

[BigBoyToys]

Originally posted by Hud
My God, the big one is here. The wind is unreal, lost power once already! I hope I don't loose the big tree out front, hangin on!:jawdrop:
I hear ya Hud! This is a nasty one. Thunderstorms this afternoon too. I was just looking at the Lightning hits and it looks like it just made land up in NorCal. Here's a pretty cool site where you can check out current data on lightning strikes http://www.lightningstorm.com/tux/jsp/gpg/lex1/mapdisplay_free.jsp

[LakesOnly]

Damn, K-flat...you sure that's not the afterbay???http://www.schoutenranch.com/simplelife/images/2004_0218Image0023_JPG.jpg
You werent' kidding when you told me last week that you were driving though 2 1/2 feet of water....sheez.
And hey, with today's storm, you must be shittin' bricks.
Good luck buddy,
LO
p.s.The good news is, Camp Far West is filling up fast and March 6 is supposed to be a great day.

[Hud]

CFW is full over the top:D

[LakesOnly]

Originally posted by Hud
CFW is full over the top:D
Well, that didn't take long this year, did it?:D
So I guess it had better stop raining now.
LO

[Sangster]

Still need to build a Nice Snow Pack so there's enough run off towards the end of the year.....Happiness is water in the Cove in August/September...;)

[LakesOnly]

Roger that.:cool: It's only February, I guess...but I'm just so ready for some sunshine.
By the way, 3/6 is still lookin' good.
LO

[Schiada76]

I heard KV's dredging a 1/4 mi slough with a runout area for next season.:D

[Kindsvater Flat]

Originally posted by BradP
I heard KV's dredging a 1/4 mi slough with a runout area for next season.:D
This is a changing image from my webcam but notice the water on the inside of the levee just from the rain. The water forcast isn't good since they are predicting 1.5 higher than last time.
http://www.schoutenranch.com/cam/cam.jpg

[Hud]

Get the pumps going!!:jawdrop:

[Hud]

Watch out K-Flat, the TNT's are about!:D

[Kindsvater Flat]

Originally posted by Hud
Watch out K-Flat, the TNT's are about!:D
What do I have to worry? YOU said Pokey was s l o w!!!:D

[gochappy]

Originally posted by Hud
My God, the big one is here. The wind is unreal, lost power once already! I hope I don't loose the big tree out front, hangin on!:jawdrop: ADRIENNE, ADRIENNE,