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Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Cull Canyon Deep Mud Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:56:59 -0700 Lines: 35 Message-ID: <8l01ejlb95dousjtf1tu80vur2opvbco6b@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 8F3Lk7FA92V9+ax1qcb6RAW2eSjyfNBJy6pK0ITsrWYGK0TV8z Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZvmEwP1QnjL5crC50EhrXOPpikc= sha256:1a1k75mijxBrKjhDel9ZJgNuthz+cjqYO5A8k2o6UmM= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Bytes: 2103 This is for Tom. (Sept 2013) "Cull Canyon Reservoir / Dam" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvZDs5JUr1M> Compliments of the Castro Valley Sanitary District. <https://www.facebook.com/CVSan> Looks like the reservoir has been a problem for at least 11 years. The video explains why fixing the deep mud problem is difficult. More recent photos show a functional lake. This page explains the sedimentation problem: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cull_Canyon_Regional_Recreation_Area#Reservoir_sedimentation_issue> I really like this proposed (political) solution: "Alameda County engineers have proposed to notch the reservoir's weir. This would let water flow downstream, leaving the accumulated sediment behind. Ackerman said that cost would be less than $1 million, and that the seismic threat would be eliminated because the (California) Division of Safety of Dams would no longer consider it a dam if it didn't hold back water." Hey Tom. On your next ride, could you check if the dam has a notch? In any case, there's no indication that the deep mud will impact Tom's bicycle rides or the use of the various trails: <https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/cull_canyon_map.pdf> Perhaps if you stop spinning your wheels there might be less silt. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558