While typically the water flow in the Stanislaus River slows during the summer, that’s not likely to happen this year, so recreational users of the river are urged to observe safety precautions to avoid tragedy. Why is the river running so high? …  In a nutshell, it means New Melones is being called upon to backfill a good portion of water that Shasta, Folsom and Oroville should be releasing during this summer to the delta…