(KRON) — Ahead of the storms, Sonoma County water officers lowered the “Rubber Dam” on the Russian River in anticipation of elevated water ranges.
“It’s awesome you don’t realize how much water is really in the river,” mentioned Andrea Rodriguez, a Sonoma County water spokesperson.
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Rodriguez is displaying us how a lot rain the Rubber Dam on the Russian River obtained over the previous few days. The dam is downstream of the Wohler Bridge close to Forestville.
This is what it regarded like in June. The dam is often put up in the course of the hotter months to carry again the water in the dry season and in August when guests can line up nearer to get a view.
That view is now flooded.
“Now that we see the river flows are above 1,600 cubic feet per second,” Rodriguez mentioned. “We want to lower that dam so it doesn’t damage it and also to let the clear passage of the water to go through the river.”
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Rodriguez says the dam sometimes creates a pool of water that raises Sonoma water’s nicely ranges in the realm.
“This is early but you can never prepare too soon,” Rodriguez mentioned. “We want to make sure it’s free to clear we’ve been working all summer on our flood control channels, our stream maintenance program so everything is open for these things to come through.”
And with dry days forward…
“And it’s always nice to have a break to have that water seep in,” Rodriguez mentioned.
