Tag Archives: Browns River Dam

The mysterious pipeline – part 3

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Katherine

The third part to the mysterious pipeline story involved was hiking upstream along the Browns River looking for remains of the old dam that was used as part of the early Courtenay water supply. I found it, along with the … Continue reading →

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Browns River Dam

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Katherine

A bit more of the history of the Browns River, and the Courtenay water supply… Water supply intake on the Browns   The fish bypass valve   Downstream of the fish bypass valve   Below the impounding dam   Winter … Continue reading →

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