gravelMaster
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Oct 20, 2019
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- Location
- Champlain, NY
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab GM 1000
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
How many times have you gone to your favorite spot, only to find that it is a raging body of water or that it seems OK, but really isn't. There is a little known government data site that can help us determine if the water flow is safe to enter or not. It is the USGS, National Water Dashboard... it is located on the web at - https://dashboard.waterdata.usgs.gov/app/nwd/en/. I recently went out to visit a prospective sit and found that it was about 3 to 4 feet under water after only two days prior visit. Venturing into the water would have been quite dangerous, no doubt. But, there is a great flip side to the data available... it also displays LOW flow data, etc. which could be great to access the bedrock or areas that normally would be difficult to reach. A great tool to use for determining probable water levels during different seasons or months.
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