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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. I'm an inveterate tinkerer, so when I decided I wanted better lights for night outings on the kayaks I wanted something other than a flashlight stuck to the hull! These LED strips are VERY BRIGHT, especially on the water in the dark! The bug collection on the water around those lights was remarkable! Really ups the current requirement, but the batteries I'm using are large enough to run the whole setup for many hours. It would be cooler ...

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Joe's Time-Waster

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. Why'd I Do It? So what got me started with solar power systems? I have been intrigued by solar cells for years, but the cost is high enough that I never really considered doing anything significant. But a winter storm changed all that! December 2007 we had a nasty ice storm. I was without power for two days - and I was one of the lucky ones! It was like the sun had come up! I felt my spirits lift instantly! And I vowed to change that. Most p...

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Joe's Time-Waster - River and Lake Conditions

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. River and Lake Conditions around OKC. You can use the USGS links to view historical data. They default to a 1-week view, but you can adjust begin/end date to view any range. Some stations also have other values available, such as water temperature. El Reno - Hwy 81. Yukon - Piedmont Road. Stinchcomb - Old Bridge. Below Overholser Dam - 10th St Bridge. Hefner Canal at MacArthur. There is nothing measuring flow into Overholser. The top of ...

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Joe's Time-Waster

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. I have always been something of a control freak when it comes to mechanical and electrical things. The more data I can glean, the more automation I can incorporate, the better! Little surprise I quite enjoy my job - designing and installing building automation systems. Nothing quite like "flipping the switch" on a newly finished control system and watching the systems come to life! Things I have the automation system running:. A few temperat...

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Joe's Time-Waster

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. Ham Bench 12V System. When I converted my primary system to 48V, I decided I still wanted to have a 12V system around. The ham bench could of course use it, but I also have a sizable number of 12V devices that could be used directly with it if everything else failed. This system is 100% off-grid - not even a battery charger attached, although I do have one available if needed. It consists of:. 1 Kyocera KD135GXLP 135W panel.

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. I have a collection of DC accessories, largely from when I had first started my solar system and thought I would stick with 12V for the entire thing. Most are lighting, as shown above. During a winter power outage I quickly realized that good lighting was probably more important to me than heat! Fortunately, it is now pretty easy to light a room without a lot of power. The upright LED drop-lights were found at Westlake Hardware for $25. ...

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Joe's Time-Waster

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. This is the source of my weather data feed. It is (obviously) a Davis Vantage Pro 2. Cost a bit more than other brands I was checking out, but the reviews I found kept suggesting this over others and I have subsequently found it to be an excellent station. I have it connected to a data-collection computer (currently an Intel Mac Mini running Debian) which uses the wview package.

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Joe's Time-Waster

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. I bought a trailer for the bike. Now I can get the groceries and get exercise at the same time! My favorite hobby is bicycling. Nothing I enjoy more than heading off down a quiet road or bike trail for a long ride. I've never been much on off-road riding, prefering a cruise down a country road. (Granted, plenty of them would nearly qualify as "off-road" anymore! I kept getting passed by this guy on a recumbent bike at Hefner. Of course h...

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Joe's Time-Waster

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OKC River and Lake Levels. Why'd I Do It? Useful or Cool Links. Lakes of Oklahoma book. The OWRB put together a beautiful book that shows most of the lakes in Oklahoma. Many show the various facilities available at each one (camping, boat ramps, etc) and some even show depth lines. You can go by and pick up a free copy, or you can view the maps online. They also now have an interactive lake viewer. National Water Information System Mapper. TravelOK Lake Current Conditions.