A River Thought

[MESmith]

The sounders are saying at 8 AM 3.06 M and flow at 314. www.tmd.go.th/en  is saying YTD for rain is 926.9 mm and should be at 890.26 mm. Plus 36.64 mm.

It feels like most of that rain has fallen in the last 7 days 

[gotlost]

The sounders are saying at 8 AM 3.06 M and flow at 314. www.tmd.go.th/en is saying YTD for rain is 926.9 mm and should be at 890.26 mm. Plus 36.64 mm.

It feels like most of that rain has fallen in the last 7 days

You are not far of in your thanking. They are calling for an 80% chance of rain today. First time this year it has been that high.

[iainiain101]

From what I have noticed over the past few weeks, it takes about 6 hours for the peak height reached at San Sai to reach Nariwat Brridge. So it looks like there is a surge coming down river.

I have no financial stake in this except living in the Changklan area!

Iain

[MESmith]

My interpretation of the chart photographed by Greenside (page 5 this thread), is that a depth of 4m at San Sai, results in 3.7m at Narawat Bridge, 6 - 7 hrs later.  Highest, latest reading at San Sai is 3.35m, so still a fair way to go.  

[iainiain101]

Just driven down Changklan, and they are putting concrete barriers and sand bags either side of the Ratti Lana.

[MESmith]

9cm rise at Narawat bridge between 10am & 11am according to the hydro website. And the level is still rising upstream.

And a big increase in discharge volume.

[Gonzo the Face]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

[gotlost]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

SAND BAGS

[harrry]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

[harrry]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

[Gonzo the Face]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

SAND BAGS

...are those doing the work 'sandbaggers' or just slacking off ?

[ThaiWx]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

Eat from the Ping? (I guess the majority of the fish we get around here come from there anyway, scary thought).

[gotlost]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

Eat from the Ping? (I guess the majority of the fish we get around here come from there anyway, scary thought).

Just check out the old FC polls.

[Gonzo the Face]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

Yes

Yes

just like in the high priced joints where you select your own fish, just taken to a new dimension

[harrry]

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

Yes

Yes

just like in the high priced joints where you select your own fish, just taken to a new dimension

Less customers higher prices.....get them to catch their own food....and then cook it themselves.

Maybe you are turning Thai

[gotlost]

Stand by the BOAT..At 1 PM 3.30 m and flow is 364.

[Gonzo the Face]

River update from ground zero PUN PUN 13:30 hrs

Talk about hunkering down..... attached is a photo taken from a hunkered down position under one of my bungalows..... the photo is looking towards the river and under one of the lower bungalows and the pavillion.

Still have about 30 inches to go before water into the lowest bungalow.

almost gettin wet gonzo

[gotlost]

I see some fish that want to rent a bungalow. At 2PM 3.35 m and flow 374. You only need .35 m more or 13.8 in.

[Gonzo the Face]

I see some fish that want to rent a bungalow. At 2PM 3.35 m and flow 374.

Yea Yea I know.....

But they were not trekkers, they were not backpackers, they were CARP--etbaggers

hows that for a flash flood thought

G

[Greenside]

3.35 at Narawat half an hour ago at 2:00pm and a crowd of people gathered at the displays by the bridge, although what they were hoping to see I've no idea unless it was GTF floating past on the verandah of one of his bungalows

Meanwhile the sandbags are out at the dyke by Rimping on the way to Nong Hoi .........

and just before the Holiday Inn they're hard at work filling more.

This lady is about to fill her own....

[Gonzo the Face]

3.35 at Narawat half an hour ago at 2:00pm and a crowd of people gathered at the displays by the bridge, although what they were hoping to see I've no idea unless it was GTF floating past on the verandah of one of his bungalows

Meanwhile the sandbags are out at the dyke by Rimping on the way to Nong Hoi .........

and just before the Holiday Inn they're hard at work filling more.

This lady is about to fill her own....

Hey .... what are they sexist...... dont they have girls in T shirts, in this mans army???

....and now they want a law banning plastic bags...5555555

[Sojourner]

About 3 PM today, near the Floral Condo, a warning came over the loudspeakers that flooding in the area was forecast within the next 24 hours.

[canuckamuck]

I went and had a look from warawat market (spelling?)

The good news is that it seems to have slowed it's climb in the last hour

[Throatwobbler]

In the last hour there has been a drop in the level at Sansai. Maybe we will get lucky.

[iainiain101]

Looks to be getting very close to 3.70m. Any live updates really appreciated. I live in Cnangklan area, but am bedsitting my youngest in hospital. will need to arrange moving things if much water comes over....

[Throatwobbler]

Well the water has been dropping quickly at Sansai, about 6 hours before Nawarat Bridge gets it. The levels at Nawarat hod been mirroring those at Sansai a quick raise and then a levelling of. A fall should be next.

Having said all that though we have now got Torrential rain near Doi Saket so this could alter things.

[iainiain101]

Well the river got to within 12cm at Narawat of flooding at 1am. Dropped by 1cm at 2am, so it looks like they all buggered off for the weekend. Not exactly POETS day, but hardly what you would hope for in a near crisis!

[Greenside]

Nice picture, canuckamuck .

Seems that the immediate crisis has receded with a drop of 23cm since midnight.

[ThaiWx]

Nice picture, canuckamuck .

Seems that the immediate crisis has receded with a drop of 23cm since midnight.

I was showing canuckamuk's nice pic to my Thai wife and she explained to me that Thai authorities have to block/regulate the river's flow downstream to prevent further flooding down country. Perhaps that's another reason for it being so close to overflowing up here.?.

[gotlost]

According to the authorities the river at Narawat Bridge topped out at midnight last night at 3.57m and a flow of 421. At 10 AM it is at 3.30 m and flow of 364. A report from Phrao, no rain last night or today. So Mr. G you may have to go buy some real fish for your FC.