Rare sight Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway

[WB Staff]

Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in use, rare sight

FOLSOM, Calif. —
Drivers and pedestrians along Folsom Lake Crossing are taking notice of a rare sight — water cascading down Folsom Dam's auxiliary spillway.

The channel is over 3,000 feet long and takes water around Folsom Dam and down a cement canal to the American River below.

The federal Bureau of Reclamation announced late last week in a Tweet that their energy partner, Western Area Power Authority, would be working on the hydroelectric facilities and would need to divert water around the dam.

The work started on Feb. 18 and is currently scheduled to take several weeks, wrapping up on March 2.

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I was stunned when I saw that driving past the other day. Lovely. Welcome 5MPH in July...