Staying optimistic works quite well for me most of the time. Maybe I'll take back "most rivers" and lets just say few will drop into shape. For instance, and I'm no expert but the sky is dropping in quite fast considering what it went through. It's currently at 15,200 and 10.54' and is still on the drop. If it can get to around 7-8K by friday I'd be very happy. The sky crested at 57,000 on Sunday so it's coming back quick. However, maybe even if it does drop to 7-8K the water conditions could still be less than ideal. I'm a newb though, I'll admit it, and am learning every day. Comments?