When Roger Wilson of New Park brings his grandchildren to Lock 12 and the Holtwood Dam on days of normal flow, there are plenty of places to relax, climb on rocks, swim in shallow pools. Friday wasn't one of those days. Because of the week's flooding, water over the Holtwood Dam is flowing at a higher rate than at any time in a decade. Water was about 500,000 cubic feet per second, compared to a normal rate of 37,000 cfs.
Interesting that people are standing out on the concrete overlook at the dam. Each time I've been there in the past several months, that overlook spot has been closed and locked. It's open now, with even more dangerous conditions?
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