Mobley Engineering

Design and installation of aeration systems for hydropower, water supply reservoirs and other applications

 
Almaden Reservoir, California

 

Almaden Reservoir

  • Almaden Reservoir is located in the hills south of San Jose, in Santa Clara county, CA, and is owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Almaden is an earthen dam which was built in 1936 across Los Alamitos Creek
  • The dam is 110 feet high and 500 feet long, with a crest reaching 615 above sea level
  • It has a catchment area of 12.5 miles

 
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Launching boats using the MEI method, due to low water levels from the drought

 
Touring a local mining display, and learning about methylmercury

 
 
 
 
Bubble patterns on the surface

 


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