Johnsburg resident Bob Switzer has died. Switzer was the racing half of the Switzer brothers’ boat building operation in Crystal Lake. Dave Switzer, now retired in Naples, Florida, was the building half of the team. When my family was on … Continue reading
Category Archives: Algonquin Dam
I made a loop from Algonquin to Dundee and back to Algonquin this afternoon. The Fox River was pouring over the dam in Algonquin. The sluice gates of the dam are still wide open, but one can see that the … Continue reading
A press release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department: Route 62 Bridge at Fox River Dam, Algonquin, Illinois Water Incident At 9:20 p.m., June 1, 2017 the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a report … Continue reading
A press release from the Alqonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department: Fox River Dam, Algonquin, Illinois, Water Rescue Incident At 7:18 a.m., July 25, 2014 the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a report of a boat … Continue reading
A press release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department: Route 62 Bridge at Fox River Dam, Algonquin, Illinois – Swift Water Incident At 12:17 p.m., June 25, 2014 the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a report … Continue reading
The Fox River at the McHenry Dam is now 7.44 feet above flood stage. That’s as of 8:15 AM. The record flood level is 7.2 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Meanwhile, the water level at the Algonquin Dam … Continue reading
Here’s the situation at 3:15 PM at the gauge at the McHenry Lock and Dam: Meanwhile, Downstream at the Algonquin Dam, the “major” flood level has not quite been reached: You can see what the Fox River looks like flowing … Continue reading
I hit the refresh button on the flood gauge web page at the Algonquin Dam on the Fox River and found the following message from the U.S. Corps of Engineers: “USGS to Discontinue Streamgages Due to Sequestration: The U.S. Geological … Continue reading
Got some before and after the storm photos from below the dam on the Fox River this week. Below is what the dam looked like on Sunday, March 18h. Then, the deluge. Two days later this what was seen from … Continue reading
That’s as one would expect, I guess, but I thought you might like to see what I saw this morning. Above you can see it is wide open. The flood level seems to be about at the same level as … Continue reading
That’s as one would expect, I guess, but I thought you might like to see what I saw this morning. Above you can see it is wide open. The flood level seems to be about at the same level as … Continue reading
Lots of it. Here’s what the Algonquin Dam looked like about 9 PM. That ripple in the river is where the dam is located. Click to enlarge. … Continue reading
Lots of it. Here’s what the Algonquin Dam looked like about 9 PM. That ripple in the river is where the dam is located. Click to enlarge. … Continue reading