Exploring the bottom of Folsom Lake

**Universal Elements** · 11-08-2013, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Napanutt

Don't get me started with the BOR. My home lake (Berryessa) was totally decimated by the incompetence of that Gov. agency, in cahoots with the Sierra club etc. Google if you're so inclined.
I'll try to find some articles later.

That is really sad what they did at Lake Berryessa. I've been going there since late 60's.

**Napanutt** · 11-08-2013, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Universal Elements

That is really sad what they did at Lake Berryessa. I've been going there since late 60's.

Yup. Some of the earliest pics I can recall of me boating were at Berryessa, early 70's. The shore line looks the same then and now. Different feel these days though.

WESTERNAERO · 11-08-2013, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Napanutt

Don't get me started with the BOR. My home lake (Berryessa) was totally decimated by the incompetence of that Gov. agency, in cahoots with the Sierra club etc. Google if you're so inclined.
I'll try to find some articles later.

I have no idea what happened to your lake, but this is what I think about the Sierra club.

Granola faggotts!!!!!!!!!!!

GRADS · 11-08-2013, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by Napanutt

Yup. Some of the earliest pics I can recall of me boating were at Berryessa, early 70's. The shore line looks the same then and now. Different feel these days though.

X2. I learned to boat and ski on Berryessa. My family owned a restaurant/bar there.

**McRib** · 11-08-2013, 09:50 PM

Aren't these levels normal for folsom? By spring it will be back up... no?? Isnt the lake a direct feeder for the farms up there?

**HB Vic** · 11-08-2013, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by McRib

Aren't these levels normal for folsom? By spring it will be back up... no?? Isnt the lake a direct feeder for the farms up there?

It it was called Folsom Dry Lake Bed, maybe lol

GRADS · 11-08-2013, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by McRib

Aren't these levels normal for folsom? By spring it will be back up... no?? Isnt the lake a direct feeder for the farms up there?

It does get low in the winter but this is unusually low. It would take a really big winter snowfall/rainfall to fill it completely up., but it has happened before. When they originally built the dam in 1955 they expected it to take 5 years to fill. I guess they had a huge winter that year and it filled in 1 year. It's currently at 386'...when it drops to 360' it dead pools which means no water going out.....I hope the DLB likes salt water.