By Bob Walsh
The Cosumnes River in the Sacramento Area has now broke
thru it's levees in 12 places. The river is expected to crest again on
Tuesday at 12 feet, about 2 feet above many of the levees. One of these
breaks is very near a nudist colony. I have no objection to skinny
dipping, but swimming in river overflow full of god knows what is not my
idea of an idyllic weekend. They are working feverishly to patch the
damaged levees and at least one smaller hole was plugged today. It
takes a while to drop dump truck loads of riprap, gravel and boulders
where you want it, especially when access can be an issue. Friday is
supposed to be mostly dry, albeit grungy and yucky. Then another five
to seven days of moderately to very wet, with some notable wind hither
and yon.
North Fork Dam on Pacheco Creek in San Benito County has not totally failed. Yet. That's good.
Capitola
Beach near Santa Cruz is almost totally gone right up to the sea wall.
That is truly a shame. Maybe the storm will deposit some fresh sand. I
am not sure I would count on it.
Flooding is expected along parts of the Russian River soon, but that is hardly an unusual occurrance.
I
am not knocking it, we really do need the water. It would, however, be
nice if the rain were to spread itself out more evenly and with a lot
less wind. The downed trees are a major pain in the butt.
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