Rain, snow fill High Rock to overflowing

  • Wednesday, January 23th, 2013
    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes past the Bringle Ferry Road bridge as seen from the top of the canoe portage beside the High Rock Lake Dam.. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes past the Bringle Ferry Road bridge as seen from the top of the canoe portage beside the High Rock Lake Dam.. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes some trees that grow in the flood plane below the High Rock Dam as seen from the top of the canoe portage. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes some trees that grow in the flood plane below the High Rock Dam as seen from the top of the canoe portage. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes past the Bringle Ferry Road bridge as seen from the top of the canoe portage beside the High Rock Lake Dam.. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes past the Bringle Ferry Road bridge as seen from the top of the canoe portage beside the High Rock Lake Dam.. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes past the Bringle Ferry Road bridge.. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. The water rushes past the Bringle Ferry Road bridge.. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Maria Thomas and her son Landon Aukes , from Clemmons, watch the water rush over the High Rock Dam off Bringle Ferry Road. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Maria Thomas and her son Landon Aukes , from Clemmons, watch the water rush over the High Rock Dam off Bringle Ferry Road. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir and caused the operators of the High Rock dam to open 7 of 10 gates. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows past one of the supports of the Bringle Ferry Road Bridge down stream of the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows past one of the supports of the Bringle Ferry Road Bridge down stream of the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Water flows out of 7 of the 10 gates on the High Rock Dam. A weeks worth of rains and melting snow in the Yadkin River basin has filled High Rock Lake reservoir. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.