Ashley george 21/10/07

rangimotors · Post by **rangimotors** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:38 pm

do we need a back up plan, somewhere without crossings etc?

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:24 pm

Waimak IS bank to bank. Ashley is still rising. It will drop fairly fast (one or two days to get to a reasonable flow.) But even if it gets to near normal flow in two weeks the river bed will still be freshly churned which will make interesting driving.

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:06 pm

Yeah they getting pretty high. I can shoot out later on in the week and check it out if need be.

PR · Post by PR » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:14 am

Fweddy and truck-fixer can you guys keep an eye on the river levels for me :wink:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:30 am

You can check river levels online at ECAN's website. There is a measuring point at three places on the Ashley. Check this a few days befroe your trip as it will give the flow over a week and you can guage if it is going up or down and at what pace.
Al

tallsam66 · Post by **tallsam66** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:05 pm

Hopefully this link will work

http://www.ecan.govt.nz/Our%20Environment/Water/Rivers/RiverFlows/river-flows.html?site_no=66204&Location=N&StageFlow=W

PR · Post by PR » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:31 pm

Ok I have had a look at the Ecan website (thanks tallsam66) the river levels appear to be getting back to normal but I would also like to get eyewitness accounts just to back it up :wink:

fweddy wrote:the river bed will still be freshly churned which will make interesting driving.

All the more fun :twisted:

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:50 pm

I will be out on sunday so can check it out then.

PR · Post by PR » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:53 pm

Cool cheers mate :wink:

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:25 am

Ashley has dropped a lot since it was at its highest. This rain has made it hold its current level. Still running brown and double+ its flow before it rose.

Bubbles · Post by **Bubbles** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:48 am

Thank you fweddy

PR · Post by PR » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:41 am

One week to go :!:

I am hopin that the water flow drops to between 10 to 15 cubic meters per second as it is a family trip and we want to have fun and not get into trouble :twisted:

I will go for a drive on Saturday and have a quick look :?:

If anyone has a look at the river durning the week can they tell me if its running dirty :?:

I will look at the option of postponing to another date or running different trip if the river dosnt look good :wink:

If postponed it will then be run on the 18th of November as there is an assosiation trip on the 4th and then that will space the trips out so people can arrange time off work :wink:

The only other option I can come uo with is doing a Selywn run having lunch at Coes Ford then heading for Worsleys for an easy run up there so the people that havent been up there can go and learn the track without breaking or damaging there trucks :idea:

If anyone has any other ideas let me know :idea:

H2OLOVA · Post by **H2OLOVA** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:26 pm

I wouldn't really call Worsleys a family trip. Getting pretty rutted up there, any vehicle without decent height will more than likely get scrapes or panel damage depending on the track you pick.

PR · Post by PR » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:30 pm

Went up the other week with peanut from 4wd accessories and it got up and down easy even had a standard crusier on 29" ATs and it only got stuck twice no trucks got any body damage :!:

but its only an option at this stage :wink:

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:51 pm

You will find the selwyn is flooded too.

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:05 pm

Ashley has dropped a little more but it still holding. Starting to clear. Wouldn't recommend going in the water if its not clear. May be ok in a weeks time.

Not sure that I'll be able to make it. Need to work on the truck and have busy week coming up with other things...

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:02 pm

Unfortunately we won't be able to make it this time, I'd forgotten I'd already booked accomodation on the West Coast for Labour Weekend. :roll:

Hope you guys have a good trip where ever you end up going :twisted:

and take lots of pics to make us jeallous.

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:40 pm

fweddy wrote:Ashley has dropped a little more but it still holding. Starting to clear. Wouldn't recommend going in the water if its not clear. May be ok in a weeks time.

Not sure that I'll be able to make it. Need to work on the truck and have busy week coming up with other things...

I agree. Was down there today and it is still flowing pretty swift and very deep in parts. Some of the guys I was with were in the same area last week that we were at today and they said it was a completely different river compared to last week. So it is still continuing to change as well.

QUADRACER · Post by **QUADRACER** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:39 pm

was down there today, and not sure if we would get through half the crossing we did last time,crossed in one place today and ended up about
10 metres further down, also have to watch out for logs floating down

4x4boy · Post by **4x4boy** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:42 pm

I guess someone will make a decision on this later in the week and post a decision up on here.

PR · Post by PR » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:27 pm

4x4boy wrote:I guess someone will make a decision on this later in the week and post a decision up on here.

At the latest I will post a decision at midday Saturday :wink:

red-devil · Post by **red-devil** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:44 am

PR ill be in for the trip.

Call me if you wont a buddy for saturday reccy.

No i dont wont to get stuck YET :lol:

As i need to learn how to drive a LWB :roll:

Jono
0274538385

PR · Post by PR » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:51 am

I will give you a call on Friday or maybe Saturday morning depends how drunk I am due to bubbles birthday :lol:

red-devil · Post by **red-devil** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:14 am

Burp!

PR · Post by PR » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:22 am

You really want to get out and try out the new truck dont you Jono :wink:

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:04 am

PR wrote:You really want to get out and try out the new truck dont you Jono

fair enough too.

PR · Post by PR » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:17 pm

The river is getting back to normal so at the moment its on :twisted:

hope that pom in amberly dosnt do his rain dance again :lol:

red-devil · Post by **red-devil** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:40 pm

ARRRRR YES

im thinking if i get stuck ill hav to use you as a anchor so i can winch myself out, due to no front hooks

and i dont have any time to get to steves or Ric at 4x4Acc

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:35 am

PR wrote:The river is getting back to normal so at the moment its on hope that pom in amberly dosnt do his rain dance again

Yes river is almost clear now. Level has dropped but still higher than before the rain but that will stay like that for a while yet. I'd say by the weekend it will be ok. One problem - the cruiser is not ready yet.

PR · Post by PR » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:26 am

Fweddy it rose alot last night can you confirm
http://www.ecan.govt.nz/EnvironmentCanterbury/Templates/Custom/Water/RiverFlows.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7b2787C24E-4264-462C-B1EA-D3E3FBBE6699%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fOur%2520Environment%2fWater%2fRivers%2fRiverFlows%2friver-flows%2ehtml%3fsite_no%3d66204%26Location%3dN%26StageFlow%3dW&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest&site_no=66204&StageFlow=W&Location=N