Ramp below Whitney dam?

Ramp below Whitney dam? #10949846 06/30/15 11:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,014 CenTex S StumpJumper1 OP TFF Team Angler
OP StumpJumper1 TFF Team Angler S Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,014 CenTex	I know kayaks launch at riverside park below the dam at Whitney, and I've heard of people putting in airboats there too. Does anyone know if it's possible to launch a jon boat off a trailer there? I have a shallow running river boat that I'd like to try out there. GO BIG OR GO HOME

Re: Ramp below Whitney dam? [Re: StumpJumper1] #10952349 07/02/15 01:55 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 56 D Dylinapickl15 Outdoorsman
Dylinapickl15 Outdoorsman D Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 56	It may be possible to launch, but normal flows mean you'll have to drag extensively at several points I would think. Probably 40+ yards of likely dragging immediately at the ramp before you get to a long stretch of deeper water (2-6 feet).

Re: Ramp below Whitney dam? [Re: StumpJumper1] #10952441 07/02/15 02:41 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,469 Dallas G gutcheck Extreme Angler
gutcheck Extreme Angler G Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,469 Dallas	I haven't been there since the big rains but right now a john boat is probably doable I'd think. This last month they've been releasing 14-25 thousand cubic feet per second pretty much non stop... under normal flows it wouldn't be a great idea but then normal flows are less than 200 cfs. They're basically pouring 70 to 100 times as much water as they normally do into the river on a daily basis. Whitney is still 8 feet over pool so there's a good bet that those flows will continue for a little while. You never know though. You might try calling the Corps of Engineers and asking.

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