Sunday, July 22, 2012

Forbay Canal Pictures

 Forbay Lake Current View
 Current Channel of Stream exiting Forbay Lake
 Rock moved from embankment about 150 meters
 Waterfall in current channel. Collapsed embankment in background
 Apparently a release system culvert.
 Current channel through eroded sediments.
 Debris
 Now dry channel from initial flood wave.
 Abraded area
 Downstream view of second flood channel now dry
 Upstream view of dry flood channel
 Upstream view of flood channel. Debris; buried log is a 18" black ash.
 Upstream view of flood channel; sediments on left are from original flood wave.
 Downstream view of current channel. Highway 210 in background.
 Another view downstream
 Height of original flood wave visible on tree scars to upper left.
 Sediment from original flood wave.
 Downcutting channel. Sediments from first flood wave on left.
 White Pine roots.
 Downstream view of channel; Highway 210 in background.
 Highway 210 blowout.
 St. Louis; since water is no longer diverted to the powerhouse, this is its natural flow.
 Landslide downstream of blowout on St. Louis.
 Area eroded when flood was over-topping the road.
 Exposed folded rocks.
 St. Louis again.
 Channel upstream adjacent to road blowout.
 Channel entering river; road is visible at bottom of picture.
 View of blowout looking west.
 Another view of the channel.
 Upstream of road blowout.
 Downstream of road blowout; erosion and landslide area
 Asphalt eroded from road by flood.

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