Dolfi Landing / Port Chaos

09/08/2024

2 species of Mon River mussels.
Pink Heelsplitter on top
Fat Mucket below

09/07/2024

From yesterdays river hike.
The mummified remains of a flat head catfish 3ft plus long, about 10-12 inches wide.
I was amazed by the bone structure of this big fish!

08/15/2024

The largest Mon River "seashell" found so far!!

08/08/2024

At the turn of the century Dolfi Landing / Port Chaos was a brickyard.
They made firebrick for the open hearth steel furnaces and other industries of the time.
Found a nice complete brick today, always brings me back to this photo of the crew.
Maybe the good old days were not that good!

08/05/2024

Number 5 Blast, for those of yinz following the Elizabeth dam project!

08/03/2024

Sunnyside Gallatin park update Aug-3-2024.
The 20-40 feet of additional shore gained by the dam removal is starting to be reclaimed by nature.
The mud at the water interface is slowly being eroded away by wave action. The mud further inland is drying up and starting to host vegatation.
I dont believe the final 1 foot drop is going to gain much shoreline as it is already near the rivers drop off point.
Because of the new gated dam at Braddock controlling the water this portion of the park will become much more usable due to much less minor flooding events.
Once we get the boat ramp updated to the new level, this is going to be a great improvement to our park!

08/01/2024

The US U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District really, really should be good at math. I'm not so sure anymore???

07/31/2024

Elizabeth dam blast #4 today at 3:00PM

07/30/2024

How cool is this !! photo taken by me at 8:30, photo taken by the towboat captain at 8:32

07/28/2024

Looks like the adjusted the depth gauges in the Elizabeth pool for the new levels. "Normal pool" is 9ft once it lowers to the final elevation it should read 5.8ft.
This isnt actual depth!
Its based off a 9ft depth down from the crest of the dam.
This is also during a low flow drought condition when "normal pool" is reached. Typically the river runs at a higher gauge height 10ft +/-

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07/26/2024

Mon River level update 7-26-24.
Looks like the water is down 32-34 inches below low summer water level.
The published drop is 3.2 feet or 38-1/2 inches.
5 inches +/- to go!