RUSSIAN RIVER / START FIELD PREVIEW

East Fork.

The lake hands water to the river.

BELOW COYOTE VALLEY DAMHistorical gauge

Lake Mendocino

The local USGS continuous record ends in 2011. This view does not show a live release or water level.

USGS 11462000 Source record ↗

THE EVIDENCE

Below the dam

The East Fork Russian River leaves Lake Mendocino through Coyote Valley Dam's outlet works. This is the upstream place in our Russian River journey.

Station: USGS 11462000 · East Fork near Ukiah
Record: Historical; no current discharge or stage is bound to this scene.
Operations: USACE Coyote Valley Dam report ↗

Read the representation

The broad earthfill face, gravel crest, outlet portals, concrete wing walls, grey riprap and oak groups are photo-informed authored Setting. Dimensions, banks and camera routes are display choices, not surveyed infrastructure or bathymetry.

Reflections and refraction are computed from a modeled water surface and gravel bed. Green water, ripples and outlet foam are illustrative. They do not establish today's flow, turbidity, dam operations or flood extent. The water level stays fixed.

Photo references

Coyote Valley Dam outlet photograph · UC San Diego ↗

Coyote Valley Dam gallery · Locations Hub ↗

Local CC0 rock and pebble materials, MIT oak meshes and grass cutouts are shared with the other Waterscape scenes. Reference photos are not redistributed.