Tag Archives: Puntledge River

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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The mysterious pipeline – part 2

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Katherine

The second part to the mysterious pipeline story happened by accident when was hiking along the Browns River looking for remains of the old dam that was used as part of the early Courtenay water supply. To be accurate, at … Continue reading →

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Confluence of the Browns and Puntledge

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Katherine

Confluence of the Browns and Puntledge

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Browns River – fish bypass

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Katherine

I don’t normally see concrete boxes at the side of waterfalls, but that’s exactly what I saw when I visited Browns River Falls. As far as I can find out, this is part of a fish by pass that was … Continue reading →

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The mysterious pipeline

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Katherine

I was hiking around trying to find the trails to Browns River Falls when I came across this section of pipeline running roughly between the Browns and Puntledge Rivers.  Being an inquisitive type, I did some searching on the Internet … Continue reading →

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Stotan Falls

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

A few moments at Stotan Falls, on the Puntledge River – such a beautiful spot.

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