A lot of dirt on the move
Work continues at both places
This is going to be emptied pretty darn soon. April 30th at 10:49 am PDT
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Getting to be tight squeeze for trucks and tractors at the Sierra Madre Dam!
Also April 30th at about 10:50 am PDT
Trucks will be flying in a few hours
All ready to go start truckin' again on Monday morning.
May 4th -- 7:45 am PDT (Mud level was at the dam height when they started digging out)
May 4th also at 7:45 am PDT (For perspective, after the mud flows, the mud level reached nearly to the bottom of the spill way opening--water was free flowing at that height into the channel--at the right-hand side of this photo)
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And work continues on May 5th
May 5th at 1:05 pm PDT
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May 8th update:
Bailey Canyon -- much progress. May 8th at 11:11 am PDT
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May 9th update:
Look how they have reached the new floor of the basin now!
May 9th at 9:15 am PDT
And later the same day (May 9th) at 11:30 am PDT:
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And look at how many trucks and heavy equipment are working in this tiny space today:
May 9th, Sierra Madre Canyon, @ 11 am PDT
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And to contrast with how it looked just a few weeks ago:
(February 14th)
This was taken on January 29th and before the rains came it was about 50 feet deeper!
Photo courtesy of PasadenaNow.com and Jules Hotz for CalMatters
Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 05-09-2025 at 11:34 AM. Reason: more photos
Another week of heavy truck traffic starts tomorrow morning
Another week of heavy truck traffic draws nigh.
May 11th at 4 pm PDT -- Ready for more trucks in the morning.
--> Sierra Madre Canyon
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Now the tractors are building a shelf for the dump trucks to load, as they continue to dig deeper and deeper:
May 16th at 10:55 am PDT @ Sierra Madre Canyon
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May 19th at 11:40 am PDT
This photo shows the depth of the digging, see the tractor by the dam wall? Water and mud was overflowing the dam a few weeks ago.
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The floor of the dig-out keeps going lower and lower.
May 21st at 9:30 am PDT
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Look at the logistical issues in having this many dump trucks filling!
Sierra Madre Canyon on May 21st at 10:30 am PDT
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This work was essentially finished on Friday afternoon by about 4 pm PDT at the Bailey Canyon Debris Basin
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May 14th at 1 pm PDT -- Trucks still working this spot
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Bailey Canyon, May 16th at 10:54 am PDT.
That enormous pile of mud/debris is nearly, nearly gone!
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May 19th at 11:15 am PDT.
Look how little of the pile is left to move!
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Moving rocks out of the way today and finishing the last of the dirt pile!
May 21st at 9:30 am PDT
Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 05-21-2025 at 10:40 AM. Reason: more photos
New photos from May 22nd Forward
Looks like someone decided that they could dig deeper around the discharge pipe!
May 22nd at 9:30 am PDT -- Bailey Canyon Debris Basin
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