The tremendous amount of rain in recent weeks taxed the lake and dam to the limit and exposed a small weakness.
[Photo & text: sa]
A gopher dug a hole about 2 feet deep, all the way through the dam. C.A. McDonald from Camp Verde digs out the damage, fills the resulting trench and stomps the material into place.
[Photo & text: sa]
Note the silt deposits that the leak from the gopher hole has left in the field behind the dam.
[Photo & text: sa]
While the heavy equipment is operated, a visiting flock of ducks hides behind the tree lined island.
[Photo & text: sa]

