Dam Overflow

Water flows through the lowered Railroad Canyon Dam gates for about five hours as part of an Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District compliance survey Tuesday. The survey required a brief water level adjustment where residents may have noticed a level decrease as much as 12 inches on their property depending on the land contour at the water level. Residents near the dam may have noticed a heavier than normal current flowing towards the dam and an unpleasant, but temporary, odor for the first 20 minutes of the opening of the valves.

Photo provided by Beatriz Cornejo, EVMWD

Photo by Scott Fellhoelter

Photo by Scott Fellhoelter