October Hole 4-9-07

The October Hole is the result of a community effort to raise funds and add some off season whitewater to the Boulder/Lyons area. After a rousing fundraiser in 2006, the feature was built last spring. Unfortunately, building whitewater features is more art than science and it did not work that well. Miraculously over the winter, some boulders in the river shifted right where we wanted them and now its game on. There is no single gauge for the hole. Here is a link that explains how to calculate the flow:

http://www.mountainbuzz.com/forums/f11/lyons-gages-12594.html

The flow spiked and then dropped fast today so I'm not sure how much we had. My best guess is 250 droping to 200 over the course of the evening. Apparently earlier in the day it was epic.

Lyons Local Jason in the hole:



And a couple gratuitous shots of myself:





The word from the locals is that they are going to drain Carter Lake this spring. This could mean a big spring at the O-hole but no fall water. Maybe we'll need to rename it the April hole.