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Mudslide in Inyo County spares aqueduct; Mount Whitney fish hatchery is not so lucky

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 13, 2008 at 9:52 pm

From MyFoxLA:

Independence (myfoxla.com) — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power says its crucial aqueduct in the Owens Valley was not harmed by severe debris flows that all-but-destroyed a historic fish hatchery and buried the highway linking Southern California with Eastern Sierra recreation areas.

Heavy thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday have caused fire-denuded hillsides to ooze down across U.S. 395, closing the road north of Independence for much of the day. In one section, more than a quarter-mile of road is buried in ash, mud and rocks several feet deep, witnesses said.

Summer homes owned mostly by Southern California residents in the Oak Canyon area were either wrenched apart or filled with mud, said reporter Benett Kessler of KSRW-TV in Bishop.

But DWP spokeswoman Gale Harris said the critical aqueduct was not harmed. “They had some flash flooding but no damage,” she said.

Unfortunately, the Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery wasn’t so lucky. For more on this story from MyFoxLA, click here.

July 13, 2008 · Filed Under Owens Valley & Mono Lake

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