April 3, 2015. In the Springtime the flow of water over the dam is extreme. In the summer it can be reduced to trickle. Located in The City Of St. Thomas, Ontario the dam was original built to form a reservoir as a supply for drinking water. The filtration plant was built in 1890. The system served the community until 1971 when St. Thomas began receiving its water from the Lake Erie Pipeline, rendering the waterworks obsolete. The area surrounding the dam and reservoir has been turned into a conservation area.
Impressive amount of falling water at the dam.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. The town get it's water from Lake Erie? Seems like water from this river would be safer to drink. :)
ReplyDeleteI marvel at the energy, the sound of rushing water is intoxifying
ReplyDeleteLooks like lots of water has gone over than dam since April 3rd. Always good to have a backup water system.
ReplyDeleteIt's an area I would like to visit in the summer!
ReplyDeleteit looks dangerous, stay back!
ReplyDeleteThat water looks fierce, Andy!
ReplyDeleteDrinking water from Lake Erie, huh? in light of last year's algae blooms due to agricultural runoffs and that lake's shallow depth (in comparison) it might seem that the choice to switch water sources may have been somewhat premature. Good luck with that.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a lot of water this time of year.
ReplyDeleteNice picture Andy, lots of drama with the water and the sky...
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool shot!
ReplyDeletewith so much water, it must be hard to make it drinkable
ReplyDeleteSo glad that the conservation idea is in place.
ReplyDeleteI have wondered when I was going to start seeing spring flooding photos after this rather nasty winter.
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