what are they doing at round valley

[Kype]

took a walk today. 

from a distance it looks like that is massive pile of fine rocks.

[Northjerseyoutdoorsman]

https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2020/03/round-valley-reservoirs-rehabilitation-is-a-huge-project-but-the-biggest-changes-are-underwater.html

 

Remember seeing this awhile back, massive construction project 

[stratocaster]

The water level was lowered so they could repair some type of piping or system under the ground.   Can't do that if the level is all the way up to the embankment. 

[Bucksnbows]

Dam repairs.  

[bucky]

We cleared all the trees at the end of both dams 

[Bucksnbows]

The gravel and sand bed filtration systems are pretty cool, super low tech, and highly effective.  I've seen them up close on dams I was being hired to remove, and I've seen them as old as 75 or more years now.  There is one of these former drinking water supply dams with the filtration system engineered in on Mine Brook, a Musconetcong tributary in Mount Olive Twp. on the north side of the long route 46 hill heading down into Hackettstown.     

[Swamp_Yankee]

The water is lower now than it was when we had that drought/drawdown eight or ten years ago.  I know that back then the State Police did a sweep for remains-wonder if they are doing the same thing again?  

[Kype]

i saw two guys walking their boat along the shore. i guess their outboard ran out of gas or broke down. not good in these winds we had today. they made it over to the rocks and then had to paddle to the boat launch. i have been out there many times. one min its glass. next is white caps. camping there is great. you either have to hike in to the campsite. (if i remember its 6 miles to the first site) or canoe/boat in. nice having campfires along the shoreline. 

[hunterbob1]

Haven't been there in 40 years. I avoid that place like the plague. It's cursed even some of the best Mariners go down!

[Swamp_Yankee]

3 hours ago, Kype said:

i saw two guys walking their boat along the shore. i guess their outboard ran out of gas or broke down. not good in these winds we had today. they made it over to the rocks and then had to paddle to the boat launch. i have been out there many times. one min its glass. next is white caps. camping there is great. you either have to hike in to the campsite. (if i remember its 6 miles to the first site) or canoe/boat in. nice having campfires along the shoreline. 

Assuming that its permitted I want to take my oldest daughter this summer.  I've never hiked from the parking area to the sites but I have hiked over the ridge from Cushetunk Mountain Park to swim with my dog.  Taking a boat in would be cool experience.  

[Kype]

1 minute ago, Swamp_Yankee said:

Assuming that its permitted I want to take my oldest daughter this summer.  I've never hiked from the parking area to the sites but I have hiked over the ridge from Cushetunk Mountain Park to swim with my dog.  Taking a boat in would be cool experience.  

my wife and i always canoed in. set up camp. fished all day. good times. we like that style of camping better rather then a drive up site. gets you away from things. 

[Jim_]

15 hours ago, Swamp_Yankee said:

Assuming that its permitted I want to take my oldest daughter this summer.  I've never hiked from the parking area to the sites but I have hiked over the ridge from Cushetunk Mountain Park to swim with my dog.  Taking a boat in would be cool experience.  

Your daughter will love it. When my sons were young, we often went. Way cool going in with a boat. With a well behaved dog, too. All the times there, it was all cool people camping back there.

Hope they do open the sites up soon, for you guys.