A couple of the photos Tom took on the 19th were caught in my spam. Here they are:

Channel drive is starting, on 4/19/08, to be over flowed by the water in the North portion of Joes Pond. This is where Joes Brook comes into the pond. Flooding is almost an annual event in this area due primarily to the ice in the pond which will not let the water reach the dam thus increasing the level here. Without the ice water would flow virtually unimpeded to the dam.

See the black object on the far side of the opening in the Dam. That is the inflatable bladder which modulates level in the pond. Normally it is up several feet from its flat position in the photo. This is the first time I can recall that it has been fully "flat".

Thanks, Tom for all the photos and the explanation of how the rubber dam works. It's sure proven to be functioning well through this unusual spring. As far as I know there has been no flooding damage around the pond.

We had some pretty intense thunderstorms rumbling through here last night, with some fairly heavy rain, too. The ice on the pond must have taken a beating. We'll be going out a little later this morning to take pictures. I'll post them later.