All this winter rainfall has raised Lake Berryessa to high levels. The water level at the "glory hole" spillway looks to be about 4 feet over the rim. It all goes through the powerhouse and out in a powerful jet. Bottom picture: Below the dam it becomes Putah Creek again. Gives you an idea of how much water is pouring into the spillway.

Several years ago, when the water was much lower, a local girl said her boyfriend took a picture of her sitting on the rim of the spillway.

Aaaaaah, youth. ("What I Did for Love.")

County crews are rebuilding the roadway on Howell Mountain Road washed out by recent flood waters. A massive crane placed many tons of heavy rocks on the slope, to replace dirt that washed away last month.

Eight to 10 inches of rain in Angwin in 24 hours raised the creek along Howell Mountain Road to possibly an unprecedented level, and to the point that it was flowing over the road.

Dave Church, the Road Commission acting supervisor for our area, reports that the County has already applied to FEMA for funds to rebuild a shoulder there. We could get lucky.

Looking at the level of the creek about 15 feet down it is hard to imagine that the flood waters were running across the road here a foot deep.