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Drought Tour Pt1: Guadalupe River Trail, Perc Ponds, 7/27,8/18/21 by Ronald Horii
On smoky 8/18/21, I went for a bike ride (masked) to see the effects of the drought on the Upper Guadalupe River watershed in the Almaden Valley. I started at the Almaden Light Rail Station, went down the Guadalupe River Trail to its end on Chynoweth, then returned to Blossom Hill Road. I crossed over the Guadalupe River and went to see the Alamitos Percolation Ponds at Valley Water headquarters. I crossed over Almaden Expressway and went up the Guadalupe Creek Trail to see the creek and percolation ponds. I returned to Almaden Lake and went up the Los Alamitos Creek Trail to its end at McKean Road. I took a lot of pictures. I split them up into 4 parts. This is part 1, which covers the Guadalupe River Trail and percolation ponds. The pictures of the Sanchez Ponds were taken on 7/27/21. Here are the other albums:
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Drought Tour Pt2: Valley Water HQs, 8/18/21
https://tinyurl.com/4h2htcyf
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Drought Tour Pt3: Guadalupe Creek Trail, Perc. Ponds, 8/18/21
https://tinyurl.com/4m76bjsx
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Drought Tour Pt4: Los Alamitos/Calero Creek, 8/18/21
https://tinyurl.com/9mtf8sn4
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To see other albums I've taken of the Guadalupe Watershed, especially in wetter years, see: http://www.rhorii.com/#sjparks
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These maps show all of the watersheds in San Jose: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/environment/our-creeks-rivers-bay/watershed-maps
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This map shows the Upper and Middle Guadalupe watershed within the City of San Jose: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/1236/636618313748300000
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About the Guadalupe Watershed: https://onewaterplan.wordpress.com/watersheds/guadalupe-watershed/
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Historically, the Guadalupe River was the source of disastrous floods downstream. Millions of dollars were spent to tame it.
Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Creeks,
The Guadalupe River,
Taming an Urban Stream:
http://explore.museumca.org/creeks/z-tamingguadalupe.html
Now the problem is there's not enough water. That's a more difficult problem to solve.
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In this section, I took the upper part of the Guadalupe Rive Trail. When it's complete, the Guadalupe River Trail will run for 20 miles from Lake Almaden to Alviso. For now the longest completed portion of the trail runs from Virginia Street to Alviso. The upper trail is much shorter, running from Almaden Lake to Chynoweth. Here's information about the trail, maps, and future plans: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/2985/2058
On smoky 8/18/21, I went for a bike ride (masked) to see the effects of the drought on the Upper Guadalupe River watershed in the Almaden Valley. I started at the Almaden Light Rail Station, went down the Guadalupe River Trail to its end on Chynoweth, then returned to Blossom Hill Road. I crossed over the Guadalupe River and went to see the Alamitos Percolation Ponds at Valley Water headquarters. I crossed over Almaden Expressway and went up the Guadalupe Creek Trail to see the creek and percolation ponds. I returned to Almaden Lake and went up the Los Alamitos Creek Trail to its end at McKean Road. I took a lot of pictures. I split them up into 4 parts. This is part 1, which covers the Guadalupe River Trail and percolation ponds. The pictures of the Sanchez Ponds were taken on 7/27/21. Here are the other albums:
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Drought Tour Pt2: Valley Water HQs, 8/18/21
https://tinyurl.com/4h2htcyf
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Drought Tour Pt3: Guadalupe Creek Trail, Perc. Ponds, 8/18/21
https://tinyurl.com/4m76bjsx
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Drought Tour Pt4: Los Alamitos/Calero Creek, 8/18/21
https://tinyurl.com/9mtf8sn4
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To see other albums I've taken of the Guadalupe Watershed, especially in wetter years, see: http://www.rhorii.com/#sjparks
............................
These maps show all of the watersheds in San Jose: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/environment/our-creeks-rivers-bay/watershed-maps
............................
This map shows the Upper and Middle Guadalupe watershed within the City of San Jose: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/1236/636618313748300000
............................
About the Guadalupe Watershed: https://onewaterplan.wordpress.com/watersheds/guadalupe-watershed/
............................
Historically, the Guadalupe River was the source of disastrous floods downstream. Millions of dollars were spent to tame it.
Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Creeks,
The Guadalupe River,
Taming an Urban Stream:
http://explore.museumca.org/creeks/z-tamingguadalupe.html
Now the problem is there's not enough water. That's a more difficult problem to solve.
............................
In this section, I took the upper part of the Guadalupe Rive Trail. When it's complete, the Guadalupe River Trail will run for 20 miles from Lake Almaden to Alviso. For now the longest completed portion of the trail runs from Virginia Street to Alviso. The upper trail is much shorter, running from Almaden Lake to Chynoweth. Here's information about the trail, maps, and future plans: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/2985/2058
