Category Archives: Puntledge

High water – Puntledge Park

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Katherine

  The Puntledge River running fast – as viewed from Puntledge Park

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Across the bridge – Puntledge Park

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Katherine

The little bridge over a side channel of the Puntledge River

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Nymph Falls – flood flows

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Katherine

The Puntledge River at Nymph Falls as BC Hydro releases storm rains from the Comox Lake reservoir after the tail end of a typhoon drenched most of Vancouver Island. A few months ago people were enjoying the river, splashing about … Continue reading →

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A year at the lake

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Katherine

A look at the water levels on Comox Lake, spanning a period of over one year, 12 August 2013   15 February 2014   20 August 2014     9 September 2014   10 September 2014   10 October 2014

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A swollen river

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Katherine

  After a summer of little rain and seriously low reservoir levels, a series of storms dumped a lot of rain on the Comox Valley, raising the level of the Comox Lake reservoir to the point where BC Hydro had … Continue reading →

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Confluence of the Browns and Puntledge

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Katherine

I takes a bit of hiking to get to the confluence of the Browns River and the Puntledge River – about 30 minutes but it’s well worth it if you want to understand the importance of the two rivers, or … Continue reading →

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Puntledge penstock pipeline – nuts and bolts

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

You may have walked alongside the Puntledge penstock pipeline many times, but have you thought about the nuts and bolts of the pipeline? Above, a concrete thrust block – these are normally used where the the pipeline direction or slope … Continue reading →

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Bridges – Duncan Bay Main at Puntledge penstock

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

The Duncan Bay Main logging road crossing the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Pipeline graffiti

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

Graffiti on the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Island Signs – Puntledge warning

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Katherine

Warning signs and sirens – a bit of a reminder that the water level of the Puntledge River can change rapidly when the flow of water out of Comox Lake is increased by BC Hydro.

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