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  • Red Oaks Mill Dam: Continued Crumbling

    Recent rains and snowmelt raised the level of the Mighty Wappingers Creek a bit:

    Red Oaks Mill Dam - 2014-04-06
    Red Oaks Mill Dam – 2014-04-06

    It’s not flood stage, but there’s plenty of water flowing over the dam:

    Red Oaks Mill Dam - crumbled top - 2014-04-06
    Red Oaks Mill Dam – crumbled top – 2014-04-06

    The crumbled rubble fill hardly disturbs the flow until the bottom falls out at the downstream edge:

    Red Oaks Mill Dam - crumbled top detail - 2014-04-06
    Red Oaks Mill Dam – crumbled top detail – 2014-04-06

    I once spotted a job offer for a live-in dam tender over in Wallkill, but it turned out to be Internet debris; they automated the process and no longer need a human. I want to live in the powerhouse next to a dam, but it’s not to be…

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