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CLEAR Temp: 59 °F Wind: NE at 6 mph Monday, May 19, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend April 15, 2003 Since you asked Pipe vents Hyatt Lake pipeline Please help clear the air on the VERY large pipe coming out of the ground in the mountains near the Greensprings Highway. It must stand 75 feet high. It’s on the left side of the road, past the Emigrant Lake turnoff about 1.5 miles. It must be 8 feet in diameter — it’s so big that I could see it from Interstate 5 on my way down after skiing on Mount Ashland. To walk to it, you have to park on the side of the road — not a safe way to find out what’s there. So I’m hoping you can help me find out what’s up there without risking my life. — Darrin T., via e-mail Happy to oblige, Darrin. What you’re seeing is a giant air vent, but you underestimated its size quite a bit. The 12-foot diameter steel tank rises about 100 feet above the ground, says Dan Meredith, an engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation. The big pipe vents a pipeline that carries water from Hyatt Lake down to an 18-megawatt hydroelectric plant on Emigrant Lake, about a mile upstream from the slack water in Emigrant Reservoir. Farmers, ranchers and fruit growers who are members of the Talent Irrigation District use the water in Emigrant Reservoir for their crops. If there are sudden pressure changes in the pipe, water surges up inside the tank to relieve the pressure. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S