Comox Lake – 3 months at the dam

A look at the water level of Comox Lake during the fall of 2014.

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08 September 2014

 

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07 December 2014

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09 December 2014

And a series of closer images of the Comox Lake dam – these show very clearly the change in level of the lake. During the December storms, although BC Hydro was releasing as much water as safe, the lake level was rising at a rate of approximately one metre per day.

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08 September 2014

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07 October 2014

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07 December 2014

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09 December 2014

Despite releasing as much water as possible, the level of Comox Lake continued to rise until the dam spillway was crested.

At this point the flow in the Puntledge River reached 440m3 per second – about 20 times the normal flow rate.

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Alberni Pacific – Christmas

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A look at the Alberni Pacific Railway Christmas train to McLean Mill. It was a great experience to ride the train through Port Alberni at night, visit McLean Mill, and ride back into town in the cab of No. 7, a Baldwin 2-8-2.

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More images in a Facebook album and also in a standalone image album

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Miracle Beach – a foggy day

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A foggy day at Miracle Beach Provincial Park

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and a bit of video…

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Comox Valley Flooding

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The Puntledge River broke it’s banks at the 5th Street Bridge

December 2014 – Three days of almost non-stop torrential rains deposited almost 200 mm of rain, leading to localized flooding in the Comox Valley.

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Water flowing over the Comox Lake dam spillway

 

Below, a random selection of 12 of the 144 images in the complete set

images are also in a standalone (non Facebook) image gallery

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Live steam – Alberni Pacific Railway

Some video from a night run of the Alberni Pacific

 

Alberni Pacific special arriving at the Port Alberni CPR Station

 

1929 Baldwin 90 ton 2-8-2 ST

 

A steamy night

 

Inside the cab

 

Heading out of Port Alberni

 

Security gate at the mill

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Top Bridge – Englishman River

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The Englishman River at the Top Bridge suspension bridge

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Spirit of British Columbia

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Spirit of British Columbia approaching the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay

  • Built: 1993, Integrated Ferry Constructors Ltd. , Victoria
  • Maximum Displacement: 11,642 tonnes
  • Gross Tons: 18,747.44 tonnes
  • Net Tonnage: 13893.87 tonnes
  • Deadweight: 2868 tonnes
  • Length Overall: 167.57 m
  • Length: 159.04 m
  • Breadth: 27.22 m
  • Depth: 6.40 m
  • Engines: 4 × MAN-B&W 6L40/45 diesel,  21,394 hp
  • Propulsion: Twin controllable-pitch propellers
  • Speed: 19.5 knots
  • Capacity:
    • 2,050 passengers, 55 crew
    • 470 cars, including 34 semis
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Victoria at night – Government at Fisgard

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Government at Fisgard – the entrance to Victoria’s Chinatown

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A moment in time – Elk Lake rowing

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Rowing on Elk Lake

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Victoria – Ogden Point

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Ogden Point breakwater viewed from the Victoria cruise ship terminal in James Bay

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