Thursday 12 August 2010

10–12 August 2010 - Somerset Dam Campground

Just beautiful – had one night of heavy rain, a day of mist and drizzle and then the sun came out.  Because it is such a quiet spot, we really had a relaxing time.  The second day we were there, which was the morning after the heavy rain, we heard a roaring sound coming from the dam itself.  Seeing as the campground is BELOW the dam, it was a bit nerve-wracking, so there was an immediate rush to the river to see what was happening (especially since I was in the middle of reading a book about dams on the Colorado river in the US being blown up and breaking apart).

It was very good news to hear that Dam management had opened the overflow spillway.  This raised the river levels by a couple of feet, but did not create any problems.

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