Mogs on the Rubicon Part 1 July 2002 / DSC_0148 Back to Home 7/21/2002

Plumbing at Buck Island Lake.  All the lakes in this area were created near the turn of the century by the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD).  All the water is piped downhill to meet the needs of metropolitan Sacramento, generating power along the way.  Here is the entrance to a tunnel that is several miles long between Buck Island and Loon Lakes.  There is a powerhouse at Loon, but not here.  The grating is the "trash rack" that keeps big debris from entering the tunnel.