Category Archives: Puntledge

Rocks along the river

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Katherine

Some rocks along the shoreline of the Puntledge River

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The Puntledge – Condensory Road to Browns River

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Katherine

The Puntledge River does not look threatening when viewed from the Condensory Road Bridge – in fact, looking downstream toward the confluence of the Browns River things look rather serene. The Puntledge is popular with tubers and paddlers – a … Continue reading →

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Puntledge Recreation Area – Supply Creek

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

Supply Creek crossing the Bear Bait trail in the Puntledge Recreation Area And a little section of the trail that was almost completely washed out…

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Upper Puntledge Hatchery

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

At one time there were two salmon hatcheries on the Puntledge River – the Upper Puntledge Hatchery, and the Lower Puntledge Hatchery. The upper hatchery was closed, and now the property is fenced off and only used by BC Hydro … Continue reading →

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Puntledge Diversion Dam

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Puntledge River diversion dam – linked to larger version Located about 3.7 kilometres downstream of the Comox Lake Impoundment Dam, the Diversion Dam is where water is diverted from the Puntledge river into a pipeline that travels five kilometres to … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – The cleanup

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Katherine

The back to back storms that dropped almost 200 mm of rain on Comox Lake and the surrounding watershed raisied the level of the lake by over one metre per day, and swept logs, stumps and other debris into the … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – the debris

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Katherine

The back to back storms that dropped almost 200 mm of rain on the Comox Valley caused localized flooding in Courtenay and Comox – the water also rushed into Comox Lake, raising the level of the lake by over one … Continue reading →