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If you want to experience the Fifth Season in “real life”, do not come too late!

]]> http://www.soomaa.com/bogshoeing-wolves-and-wilderness-estonia/feed/ 0 http://www.soomaa.com/rapid-rise-of-water-50-cm-last-day/ http://www.soomaa.com/rapid-rise-of-water-50-cm-last-day/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:20:25 +0000 Aivar Ruukel http://www.soomaa.com/?p=1968 Warm weather has caused a rapid rise of water in rivers of Soomaa National Park.

Day before yesterday when the process stared the rise was +10 cm per day and night, last day and night already +50 cm.

At the moment the level is 1 meter and 25 centimetres in Riisa water observation station at Halliste river. The question How high will be the Fifth Season this year , will get a correct answer in next week and half.

Interested to take part in the canoeing trips, where you canoe in the flooded forests and meadows? Call to Aivar +3725061896 or Algis +3725147572 or send email info@soomaa.com

A big change has happened also on Raudna river, followed by real time Fifth Season Web Camera from our basecamp at Karuskose.

Now is expected that water will rise quicker and quicker every day. In coming days the annual flood starts, called fifth season by local people. One can canoe in the woods, on meadows, fields, roads and even on gardens. The flood is not a catastroph in Soomaa National Park, but a regular phenomenon of nature, which is characteristic to the park and is caused by the singularity of the water regime.

Take part in the canoeing trips, where you canoe in the flooded forests and meadows. Pre-registering is necessary, for that call to Aivar +3725061896 or Algis +3725147572 or send email info@soomaa.com

You are welcome to follow this natural phenomenon on our web camera that send a live picture from Karuskose farm at Raudna River.

Of course you are welcome also to come and visit us and take a canoe trip in the flooded forests.

To get an idea about what the Fifth Season is, see the videow below:

People who participate have a varieti of opinions, the medium prediction is about three meters and sixty eight centimeters.

According to latest weather forecast we expect warm air come in to Estonia in second half of next week. This brings also rain , and the Fifth Season starts.  Highest level will be somewhere in between  20th and 30th of April.

What do you think, how high will be Fifth Season in 2013 ? Write your prediction of the highest water level and see what others say here (in Estonian) and here (in English).

There are 5 simple rules:

1) Write your prediction of the highest water level in the comments below.

2) Everyone can guess one time only.

3) If two or more people give correct answer then winner is the person with the earliest submitted prediction.

4) Official water levels for this competition relate to those reported from the Riisa water gauge. Measurements can be viewed online here

5) Predictions that are made within last 24 hours, before the highest water level, do not count.

For better orientation look at the slides of last highest floods :