CAUTION, LOW WATER
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Dungee
Keeper of San Juan Secrets
And it would probably take 1-2 hours to properly mark and safeguard the area.
Mountainman
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Excellent pics! I’m sure if I study the pictures enough, I may find my broken off skeg sitting on one of the rocks....
Littlesaltwash
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Thanks, Doug! I agree, your photos will save someone from having a very bad day. These clearly show the best way to get out to the channel.
Dorado
Keeper of San Juan Secrets
Great photos! That spot always freaked my out when heading uplake from Bullfrog. It seemed like it is way out in the middle of the reservoir, right near the channel where you would expect it to be deep!!! The houseboats are nearly blocking the channel, it guides people toward that shallow spot.....
Is that all that's left of Hall's Creel Bay in the background of the bottom pic?
Is that all that's left of Hall's Creel Bay in the background of the bottom pic?
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This clearly illustrates the difficulty for folks without navigation chips, depth finders, and the murky water that'll come with the runoff. When the water was lower that point goes almost to the Halls bouy field. The point heading out of Stanton does the same. Thanks for everybody here for the heads up.
I believe that shallow ridge north of the bouy field was covered by about 40-50 feet of water - 2 years ago same time of year. A guy from Carbondale (?) spooned up a 30+ lb cow on it!!!
marty ament
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Great pics I loaded on my phone will use them on the lake headed down next week.
No electronic navigation? All you gotta do is look at a USGS topo map (yes, an old style paper version ($8) will work) to readily see this area will be out of the water between water level 3560 and 3580. At 3569 yesterday. If money is an issue, see the map at the USGS map store for free ( https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/St...0/UT_Halls Crossing_362880_1987_24000_geo.pdf). Any USGS topo will also indicate where the main channel is located heading up Bullfrog. With map in hand, simple dead reckoning will tell you to avoid this area and take you into the bay channel, to then follow the navigational aids. Rather than whining about the lack of buoys, I think, as a responsible captain, that I bear sole responsibility for making sure I pilot my vessel where it won't ground. I dunno, maybe I should expect the government to wipe my nose and check the oil in my car.
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“It is not required that we know all of the details about every stretch of the river. Indeed, were we to know, it would not be an adventure, and I wonder if there would be much point in the journey.”
― Jeffrey R. Anderson
“Boating is a wonderful and relaxing pastime, however it is not without its hazards.”
― Captain Hank Bracker
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