Shasta Lake Houseboating

[BrooksfamX2]

Ya, the lake level isnt coming up as fast as last year. It was 1039.95 March 1 2011. We'll see how end of July shapes up.

it was at 1010 a few years ago when we got there mid June..........

[curtish]

Went to the Sacramento boat show Saturday and got motivated to plan the trip. Booked a weekend in August yesterday out of Jones Valley. Stoked! And it is pouring all week. =) Come on rain!!

[vandit0022]

May31-June3 here we come!!! No I'm not towing the 80 all the way from Seattle.

[BrooksfamX2]

May31-June3 here we come!!! No I'm not towing the 80 all the way from Seattle.

We'll be there a bit later...warm up the lake for us.......

[BrooksfamX2]

We have a cabin at Tsasdi (not too far from Antlers) the 3rd week of July this year. With the lack of rain here in Nor Cal and given that the lake level is 52 feet below the top (http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/q...?s=sha&d=today), I'm a little worried what the lake will look like by July/August.

Its coming up with more rain in the forcast. Need snow to keep it full for late July.........

[GoneBoatN]

Its coming up with more rain in the forcast. Need snow to keep it full for late July.........

Mt Shasta must be looking pretty white today. But I suspect you would see little of it with the current weather. Silly me last year. Was boarding behind the boat up the Sacramento river arm and seen Mt Shasta in the distance pretty much still completely snow covered. What an awesome sight to behold in mid August. I say silly me because I did not snap a picture; just plain forgot.

I was looking at the CA Dept of water resources earlier. At 5PM, inflow was at 35k cubic feet per second.

Just to show how fast that lake can rise
RESERVOIR ELEVATION
12/29/1996 1026.30
12/30/1996 1030.98
12/31/1996 1041.81
01/01/1997 1056.69
01/02/1997 1061.93
01/03/1997 1062.32

Note on Jan 1 it rose almost 15ft. I was living in Redding at the time. I remember thinking I was going to build me an Ark that night.

Rain baby rain!

[flyinryn]

This was taken a couple years back, and i will say that is just kinda jumps out at you when you arnt expecting it.

[flyinryn]

Have you guys ever gone up into little backbone creek?

[BrooksfamX2]

Lake went up 1.5' in 24hrs...thats a hell of a lot of water! 15' in a day is unreal.

I have a great picture looking North at Mt Shasta from Slaughter house Island. I'll seee if I can find it.

Heres a raft up piture from 2007. Three of the Crownlines are gone and there are 2 more X2's and a Tige now. Also our RV site we've had for 7-8 years there............this will be our 13th year in a row. Come on June!

[BrooksfamX2]

Have you guys ever gone up into little backbone creek?

Yep, will go there a couple times, but mostly hang out in Goose Neck and O'Brien as Little Backbone is about a 30-40 min cruise from Antlers.

[GoneBoatN]

Typically we would board at Salt Creek Inlet and would have it mostly to ourselves in the morning and late afternoon. If/when someone would show up we would ride down the Sacramento River arm to O'Brien Creek. Just that is 6.5 mile run on a wakeboard. Backbone Creek looks nice, have to give that a try this year.

[BrooksfamX2]

I'll need to use my GPS this year to check distances......

[flyinryn]

brooksfam
are you guys bringing Elvis this year?

also i assume you guys have made the hike up to the falls?

[BrooksfamX2]

brooksfam
are you guys bringing Elvis this year?

also i assume you guys have made the hike up to the falls?

Elvis?? Hmmmmmmmmm?
Many of our group have been to the falls, I have not. Been to the caverns though.

[flyinryn]

elvis the bull was a practice ropen steer out in front of the motorhome that you keep posting pics of. i assume this is yours.

Have you guys found any other hidden gems like that place?