Tag Archives: Puntledge penstock pipeline

Puntledge penstock pipeline – valve chamber

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Katherine

The valve chamber on the original Puntledge penstock pipeline This is an interesting piece of Comox Valley history – but it’s also one that is gone as BC Hydro removed the old crumbling pipeline for safety reasons.

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Puntledge penstock pipelines

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Katherine

The old and the current Puntledge penstock pipelines – a bit of Comox Valley history

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Along the pipeline – graffiti

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Katherine

Some of the graffiti on the steel section of Punteldge penstock pipeline is actually pretty good street art. Some of it- just senseless tagging.

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The way it was – Puntledge penstock pipeline

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Katherine

Puntledge penstock pipeline near Powerhouse Road – August 2012

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Puntledge penstock pipeline

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Katherine

The Puntledge Generating Station penstock pipeline has two sections – Above, the low pressure wood stave section that runs from the Puntledge River diversion dam, and below, the high pressure welded steel section that runs into the generating station.

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The old Meteor

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Katherine

An old Ford Meteor on a side road off the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Pipeline graffiti

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Katherine

Graffiti on the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Bridges – Duncan Bay Main at Puntledge penstock

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

The Duncan Bay Main logging road crossing the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Pipeline graffiti

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

Graffiti on the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Puntledge Generating Station penstock

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

I set out to find out exactly where the 5.1 km long penstock pipeline for BC Hydro’s Puntledge Generation Station transitions from the welded steel construction that most people see, to the wood stave construction that is a bit off … Continue reading →

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