CCoWS
Central Coast Watershed Studies Team
 


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CCoWS Lagoon Studies

Photos of the Carmel Lagoon breaching in December 2002 - Part 1

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Story and all photos Copyright (C) Fred Watson, 2001.

Thor and Joel measuring physical water quality parameters before the Salinas breach
The first day of excavation - watched by fisheries biologist Jeff Hagar and County engineer Russ Yoshimaru
A farm worker from nearby Scattini Farm looks on
A few thousand gulls
The 1st breach nearing completion
First flow
Widening the breach against high-tide waves
 
Sampling water quality during the 2nd breach (the first one closed up)
 
 
Another water quality sample

Click here to go to Part 2 of this photo sequence.