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HEADQUARTERS |
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Reed surveys the easement entry road
into the headquarters.
Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
The pasture next to the easement entry
road made a pretty lake.
Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
Reed walks (wades, swims) into the
preserve along the easement entry road.
Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
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I guess the preserve could be open to
those with boats! Reed struggles to stay afloat on the entry
road to the preserve.
Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
The flow through the
Prince ditch in the center of the driveway into the
headquarters. Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
Reed made it through (he is well
practiced after years of flooding along this road - although
this was one of the worst).
Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
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All roads leading to
the headquarters were flooded.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
headquarters
20 December 2010
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Reed shows where the high water mark
was on the visitor center during the height of the flood.
Audubon Kern River Preserve headquarters
20 December 2010
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A dry weir on the east side of the
preserve.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
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SPRAGUE RANCH |
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The east fork of Fay Creek flows with
water for the first time in 15 years.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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The water begins to back up from flood
waters from the east fork of Fay Creek and the rewatered Glacier
Gulch Creek
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
Water flows into the Sprague Ranch
between the house and the road.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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The upland restoration site won't be
needing irrigation for a while with the new creek.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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On the morning of the 19th the Sprague
House threatened to flood.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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On the morning of the 19th the Sprague
House threatened to flood. Sean and Jeff saved the house as they
built a berm to protect it from flood waters.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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Rowe |
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Before the berm was built, the flood
waters stretched toward the turtle enclosure.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean
Rowe |
The flood waters on middle fork of the
Fay Creek had already blown the culvert and washed out the road
to our Palmer field on the morning of the 19th.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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The normally dry east fork flow
increased throughout the day on Sunday the 19th. Audubon Kern
River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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Jeff and Sean bring in the heavy
equipment to try to stem the tide of flood waters washing away
the preserve roads.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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Too late, the pressure behind the
culvert blew the main entry road with a great splash.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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The backed-up waters just as they
breached the main entry road to the Sprague house.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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Flood waters from the breach in the
culvert on the normally dry middle fork of the Fay Creek
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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A whole lot of water fell over 5 days.
Over 9 inches were recorded at the Sprague House.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit
19 December 2010
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It might be a little while before these
roads can be repaired. We have no budget for overtime for our
hourly employees, so it will take longer than can be expected.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Sprague Ranch unit road.
19 December 2010
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The storm revealed the beauty of the
South Fork Valley.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
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The storm revealed the beauty of the
South Fork Valley.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
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The storm revealed the beauty of the
South Fork Valley.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
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The storm revealed the beauty of the
South Fork Valley.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
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The storm revealed the beauty of the
South Fork Valley.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
The storm revealed the beauty of the
South Fork Valley.
Audubon Kern River Preserve
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
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FAY RANCH ROAD |
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A relatively calm and intact roadway
with minor flooding was encountered early on the morning of the
19th...
Audubon Kern River Preserve Alexander Ranch unit
19 December 2010
photo courtesy Sean Rowe |
By the next morning this was the
condition of Fay Ranch Road.
Audubon Kern River Preserve Alexander Ranch unit
20 December 2010
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Good thing Audubon purchased the
Alexander Ranch keeping this property from being up-zoned and
developed. Imagine the condition of houses here!
Audubon Kern River Preserve Alexander Ranch unit
20 December 2010
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The Fay Canyon creek derives from the top of Bartolas Peak and
runs through Glacier Gulch. 21 December
2010 photo courtesy
Alison Sheehey |
Climbing Fay Canyon on Fay Ranch Road revealed this normally dry
creek was a gully washer and gave the Sprague House its new
distinction with a river in the front yard.
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Upper part of Fay Ranch Road in the
flats was mudded over after the flood waters receded.
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
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CHP finds deep hole in roadway as he
crosses the wash out on Fay Ranch Road.
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
After being advised to drive slowly over roadway on right, this
driver found the going pretty easy.
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Asphalt and sand are lifted out of roadway on Fay Ranch Road.
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
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Vehicle begins to cross wash out on Fay Ranch Road.
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Fay Ranch Road
looking north toward Kern Plateau
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Undercut of ditch on
Fay Ranch Road looking south
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
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Ditch on Fay Ranch Road looking west toward Kern River Preserve
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Fay Ranch Road looking south toward
washed out area, notice severe undercutting of road
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Fay Ranch Road looking south toward
washed out area, notice severe undercutting of road
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
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Fay Ranch Road looking north toward
Kern Plateau
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Fay Ranch Road looking north toward
Kern Plateau
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
Fay Ranch Road looking south toward
Nichol's Peak - a temporary lake filled the road.
21 December 2010
photo courtesy Alison Sheehey |
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