Shasta Lake Relics Uncovered

[Ron61]

Bill,

That is in the very center where the river was and it is only about 25' wide. If it gets to the point we reach that area, then there will be no more lake period. From the old river banks the canyon walls slope up pretty fast until they reach a point where it starts backing up into the canyons and that is why they can store so much water. But right now most of the canyons are just silt covered mud flats and the main body of the lake is basically all that remains.

Ron

[J. T. Toad]

Historic note: During the drought in 1977 Shasta Lake was at its lowest level ever recorded. In September of that year Shasta Lake was down 238 feet from the top.

let's hope you break a record!

There appears to be rain on the way.

[Ron61]

Bill,

I hope that we don't break the 1977 record. I was able to walk all the way to the old river just a few hundred yards upstream from the dam then. We have rain in the forecast for Friday, but I will believe it when I see it. A few good rains would start the lake raising pretty fast for a bit, as it is so low that it doesn't spread out a lot now and won't until it gets up enough to start going back down the canyons. The water situation around here is getting bad as they are using it as an excuse to keep raising the rates, and I still see these idiots out washing their driveways. But I think they have started watching for that now and if they get caught doing it, they get a big amount added t their water bill.

Ron

[Ron61]

A few more things that you can now see. First is one of the canyons that the river flows through that is normally filled. Second is another old bridge that served one of the local highways that had to be re-routed. Third is part of one of the canyon walls that is only seen when the lake is this low. Forth is another of the canyons with the Sacramento River flowing through it. These canyons are normally around 100' deep or more when the lake is completely filled.










Ron