Mojave Forks Dam

After the beautiful water of Deep Creek, it was a bit of a shock to come over a crest and see a bone dry reservoir. Whoever was supposed to be drinking from it was in trouble. We felt a sort of horror as we walked near the spillway. Black tire burnouts reminded Dad of Mad Max. Even though I haven’t seen the movie, I think I know what he meant. The drought I was always hearing about was right in front of me and scary as hell.

BUT WAIT! We found out that the Mojave Forks Dam is a flood control catchment and is *supposed* to be dry! Ha! Well then I felt better! So if Deep Creek and the Mojave River flood, the water can be collected behind the dam, and let out slowly so the flood doesn’t spread downstream. Genius. And a relief! 🙂

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