Photo Friday - Let it snow!

Calaveras Reservoir view from S. Calaveras Road

Snow is a a rarity among these parts of California.  This week the mountains and the valleys in Sunol were covered in it.  Here are some photos shared by our intrepid Watershed Keepers.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Woolen 

Taking a minute to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Woolen

Our grazing tenants (cows) do their work against the rare backdrop of a snow-capped mountain.

Stay warm out there, and see you around the Valley!

Happy Holidays from the SFPUC

We hope you are having a joyful and restful holiday season!

It doesn't snow very often in the Alameda Watershed, so we had to go way back into the photo archives to find this one from the Calaveras Dam construction site, dated January 9, 1913. The site was so remote at the time that onsite camps housed construction workers.

Calaveras Dam was constructed three times in total. 

• The first dam, started in 1913 and completed in 1918 collapsed under its own weight because of the dam construction method builders used.
• The second dam, which served us for over 90 years, was completed in 1925. 
• The third replacement Calaveras Dam reached its full height in September 2018.

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

See you around the Valley!