Category Archives: Puntledge

The old Meteor

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Katherine

An old Ford Meteor on a side road off the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Puntledge Generation Station penstock

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Katherine

Looking up to Powerhouse Road A look at the lower section of 3.0 m diameter welded steel pipe used for the approximately 3.8 km section of penstock that supplies the Puntledge Generation Station. Looking down to the Puntledge Generation Station

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Puntledge Hatchery

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

A look around the Puntledge Hatchery

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Puntledge River Hatchery

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

A quick visit to the Puntledge River Hatchery to see what the salmon are up to A bit of video looking through the fish viewing window… And a bit of video from above the fish viewing window…

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A hot day at Stotan Falls

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Katherine

I’ve always had a healthy respect for the Puntledge River, which translates in staying out of it as the water in much of the river capable of sweeping you away, but on this hot summer day with low water flows, … Continue reading →

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Stotan Falls – low water

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Katherine

Low water flows on the Puntledge make for some great swimming in the pot holes upstream and downstream at Stotan Falls – 30 July 2015.

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Stotan Falls – the bridge

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Katherine

The Duncan Bay Main logging road bridge over the Puntledge River at Stotan Falls, on a hot summer day after a brief downpour.

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The bridge – Comox Lake Logging Road

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Katherine

Comox Lake Logging Road bridge at the Comox Lake impoundment dam forebay BC Hydro’s Comox Lake impoundment dam

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Nymph Falls

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Katherine

The Puntledge River at Nymph Falls as BC Hydro releases water from the Comox Lake reservoir in advance of heavy rain.

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Condensory Road Bridge

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Katherine

The Condensory Road Bridge over the Puntledge River is a superb example of an old wood piling bridge, one of the few left on Vancouver Island. It is quite similar in size, appearance, and construction to the bridge over the … Continue reading →

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