Lake Corralitas: Who Knew Gophers Provide Flood Control?

Photo: Diane Edwardson, December 21, 2010. Arrow indicates gopher hole draining water from Lake Corralitas on the Red Car Property. (Click on photo to enlarge.) This morning (after 5+ inches of rain since Friday), I walked down to Lake Corralitas expecting to see the water pouring onto Corralitas Drive from the top of the earthen berm. Instead, the water was draining at a rapid pace through the