Michael, my answer is yes, but. Yes I am
interested in going to mdvawv but I don't think there is
much
of a
chance of finding anywhere near low water conditions. My cousin in Martinsburg,
WV just told me
they
have received more than a foot above normal precipitation this year. Her
location is about 25 miles
NW of
Harpers Ferry and in the Potomac drainage. We are in the same boat here
with the Black River
at
flood stage and this seems to be common all over the north-east. If
November is very dry the Potomac
might
be approachable by the end of the month. After that you are getting into
winter conditions and
very
short days. I'll keep checking with my cousin for the next few weeks and
will keep you posted.
There
should be info on the internet about levels in major rivers. Does anybody
know a site for that
kind
of information?
Jack
as
requested i think i can now predict i actually will be heading for
mdvawv
some time in the next month or 2
& will be including the
3 mason dixon preliminary point tries en route
so i dont know if any or
all of that may interest you
or may even be possible for you
or for
anyone else for that matter
but i could time the tries to the convenience
of yourself & joyce &or
any other prospective companions
also i think the water table must be dropping back toward the desired
mean low water level by now
but it may help to start with a large
enough window on our calendar
just to take maximum advantage of any dry
spell that should occur in
coming weeks
also for this or any future
try for mdvawv
i have ascertained by some new computations
since the
previous discussions on this point
that the vawv survey terminal point
which you may recall is depicted coincident with the vegetation line
along the potomac river shore
is 79 & a half feet below the
terminal monument
& this measurement could well represent mean low
water
as it was the actual waterline when the survey was done in late
winter
so i am getting fairly psyched to try this new measurement
out
& would like to learn of any potential company for the tripointing
as
well as for any of the mason dixon try pointing en
route
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