Looks like the old threads are gone, time to make a new one. I live near the Merced River near Yosemite and this area here is a public recreational area where panning for gold is legal. I started panning here last November not realizing that I was actually standing in the middle of the river, 7 months later and now it's completely flooded. Is there a chance this river will get as low as it did back in November again, or with all the rain and snow recently it won't get this low again for several years? And where do you think the gold would've concentrated the most in this area?