I just got off the phone with Meyer...a spot has been found so we are gearing up to get the project up and running..a big thanks goes out to Meyer for stepping up and making this possible...this was his third attempt...which seems to be the charm..
Meyer,
You probably already know this, but the Monday, August 21st, solar eclipse will be total in the Portland/Vancouver area around 10:15 AM. So be prepared if you expect to be there that day.
Also, when you drive across the Flushing Channel, please note if there is any water in it or has been recently.
I will try another day other than August 21st, thanks. Columbia River is still higher than usual. Low tide wasn't all that low but it was manageable, was able to wade around in the water. R99, refresh my memory about the Flushing Channel.....are you talking about the channel just off the levee from NW Lower River Road as you leave Vancouver Park? You pointed that out the first time we got together at Tina Bar. Water is still a bit high for this time of the year, but not too bad. I will check for sure next trip.
Meyer
As you are driving north on the NW Lower River Toad TOWARD Tina Bar, you come to a 90 degree left turn and head west. After making that left turn, there is an embankment just south of the road that parallels the road until you get to another 90 degree turn but to the north in this case. After making this turn to the north, it is essentially a straight road to the marina and the Fazio property.
Now let's back up to the 90 degree left turn mentioned in the first sentence above. There is a small culvert just south of this left turn that actually crosses the Flushing Channel at that point. And the east-west embankment mentioned above is actually the north bank (more or less) of the Flushing Channel. As you drive across the Flushing Channel culvert, there is a small "flap dam" that can be turned up slightly to control the flow of water into Vancouver Lake.
Let me repeat that this culvert across the Flushing Channel is small potatoes and doesn't look like anything other than a normal culvert across what appears to be a small ditch at that point. But the "ditch" actually goes all the way back to the Columbia River.
I have never seen any water in the Flushing Channel and when we were there in late July of last year, the channel was practically overgrown with brush. So it may be even harder to see this year if Clark County hasn't cleaned out the channel.
maybe a map is in order? Since most people dont have the faintest idea what you are talking about?
Meyer has got it right above. But let's try it again using Georger's chart.
This time, let's start at the top and work down. Find Tina Bar near the top of the map and on the river. Take the road south from Tina Bar until you come to the left turn where the road heads east.
There is an embankment running east/west just south of, and parallel to, this road. The Flushing Channel is on the south side of this embankment. This road then intersects a north/south (more or less) road. Turning to the right and going south from this intersection, it is only a few hundred feet to the culvert that passes over the Flushing Channel.
The culvert is in the approximate position where the yellow circle (associated with the number 5) blanks out the road. These yellow circles apparently refer to geographical positions and the associated numbers apparently refer to distance above sea level.
Since the surface of the Columbia River, Vancouver Lake, and the other water levels are normally only about 5 to 7 feet above sea level, the numbers higher than that must apply to land elevations.
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