Lake Berryessa News

September 8, 2026
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Lake Berryessa water level has now dropped to 430 feet - 10 feet below Glory Hole - typical for this time of year.

The lake output is averaging of 375 cfs (942 A-F per day) due to lower irrigation requirements.

Lake capacity is now at 1,367 Acre-Feet or 88.1%.

The recent cool air temperatures lowered surface water temperature to 75 degrees.

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New Canadian "Sunday Funnies" are popping up every day of the week now.

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Will Trade War Affect International Sports?

The expansion of the present president's "trade war", with the world, or is it only a "conflict" as his lackeys claim about Iran, and especially with our close neighbor, Canada, prompted me to think about baseball and national anthems. I became a baseball fan at around ten years old, that's seventy-two years ago for those of you keeping track.

The American League had nine teams, and the National League had nine teams. Loudly singing our national anthem at White Sox games was a fun part of that experience. I remember when Canadian teams joined Major League Baseball (MLB) and it soon became hard to keep all the teams straight. We now have 30 Major League baseball teams! (https://www.mlb.com/team)
 
The American National Anthem and the Canadian National Anthem at Baseball Games Both the American ("The Star-Spangled Banner") and Canadian ("O Canada") national anthems are played before Toronto Blue Jays home games when they play an American team, as well as during high-profile postseason and World Series matchups. (Note: Saturday’s (9/5/26) 4-3 win over the Royals moved the Blue Jays into a tie for the final AL Wild Card spot with the Guardians, but they hold that tiebreaker based on their head-to-head (4 to 2) record this season.)
 
When the Toronto Blue Jays play a game with an American team, both national anthems—the United States' "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Canada's "O Canada"—are performed before the game. This protocol is standard for any Major League Baseball (MLB) game involving teams from both nations. The exact protocol depends entirely on where the game is being played.

The visiting country's anthem is played first, followed by the host country's anthem. Both the American and Canadian flags are permanently displayed at the stadium. MLB stadiums in the US will specifically hoist the Canadian flag alongside the American flag for the duration of the visit.
 

By baseball tradition, players and coaches from both teams line up on the field along the baseline to show respect during both anthems. A beautiful rendition of O Canada is at this YouTube link. The Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, was there. https://youtu.be/uPTcZY7tv9I

https://youtu.be/h7boRFrOt9U
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7boRFrOt9U

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Canada has several professional sports teams that compete in major North American leagues based primarily in the United States.
 
Major League Teams
 
National Hockey League (NHL): Features 7 Canadian teams: Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Winnipeg Jets.
(Note: The NHL actually started in Canada in 1917 before expanding to the U.S.)
 
Major League Baseball (MLB): Features 1 Canadian team: the Toronto Blue Jays.
 
National Basketball Association (NBA): Features 1 Canadian team: the Toronto Raptors.

Major League Soccer (MLS): Features 3 Canadian teams: Toronto FC, CF Montreal, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
 
Minor and Other Leagues
 
American Hockey League (AHL): Includes Canadian farm teams like the Laval Rocket, Manitoba Moose, and Abbotsford Canucks.
 
Baseball Minor Leagues: Teams like the Vancouver Canadians play in the Northwest League, while independent teams play in leagues like the Frontier League and American Association.

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Various National Anthems - All Are Inspirational
 
American National Anthem -The Star Spangled Banner
National Anthem performed by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, 9/11 Memorial, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GBoDnvlSg
 
Canadian National Anthem - O Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfBLfHV8sdQ&t=35s
 
French National Anthem - La Marseillaise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzIVbkyoj8
 
British National Anthem - "God Save the Queen" or King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8KSAtos-dk

"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (also known as "America the Beautifull") is the American
patriotic song written to the tune of "God Save the King". It served as an unofficial de facto
national anthem of the United States before "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially
adopted in 1931.
 
Russian National Anthem - Russia, Our Beloved Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAtz8xWM0w
 
As a second generation Lithuanian, I learned also learned basic Lithuanian and to
sing the Lithuanian National Anthem in my Lithuanian Catholic grammar school.

Lithuanian National Anthem - Lithuania, Our Dear Homeland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOWQBjjI-1E&t=103s

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Patrick Trihey Memorial

Long-time Lake resident Patrick Trihey – musician, businessman and friend to all – has passed away.
 
Patrick was the owner of Berryessa Boat Storage on Capel Valley Road. He died at the age of 73 of complications of thyroid cancer.
 
There will be a celebration of life at Turtle Rock on Saturday, Sept. 19, around noon. Call it an old fashioned Irish wake; Everyone is invited to come tell a story.
 
Patrick was one of those guys who never met a stranger. If you bumped into him at Turtle Rock, he’d be happy to sit a spell and swap stories even if you’d never met before. Once you got to know him, he was a famously loyal pal. He had dozens of life-long friends at the Lake and all over California.
 
Patrick grew up in Oakland but hit the road at an early age. He travelled to Nashville and then to Wyoming, playing in bands and making friends. He moved to Napa County in the late 70s where he was in several groups, playing at fairs and festivals.
 
Although he had tons of friends over the years, he never really found love until he moved to Berryessa. There was magic when he met Judy at the Spanish Flat Inn. She died in 2022 and they will be interred together at the Monticello Cemetery.
 
He also was preceded in death by his parents, Lake residents Joe and Jeanne Trihey, who established Berryessa Boat Storage. He is survived by his brother Michael and sister Kathleen; by beloved stepdaughters Judy Brogan and Cindy Ford; by nieces and nephews and other members of the extended family. 

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Five Lake Berryessa resorts are open.

Spanish Flat Campground: https://campspanishflat.com/

Steele Canyon Campground: https://campsteelecanyon.com/

Pleasure Cove Marina: https://goberryessa.com/

Markley Cove Resort: https://markleycove.com/

Putah Canyon Campground: https://royalelkparkmanagement.com/putah-canyon
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Track the real-time Lake Berryessa weather at:
 
 
Skiers Cove (Below the Berryessa Highlands)
Skier Cove - KCANAPA228
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCANAPA228
 
East Side Road (Across from Big Island)
East Side Road, Lake Berryessa - KCALAKEB2
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCALAKEB2
 
Spanish Flat (Near the Spanish Flat Recreation Area)
Roger - KCASPANI1
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCASPANI1
 
Berryessa Pines
KCANAPA461
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCANAPA461
 

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Lake Berryessa Fire Watch Cameras

This site covers the whole Lake Berryessa Region.

http://www.rntl.net/lake-berryessa-cams/

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Free Book Chapters Available For Download

My sincere thanks to those of you who contributed to the future of the Lake Berryessa News. I challenge you to find any Lake Berryessa news anywhere. Hopefully, the many years of our intensive reporting about the latest Lake Berryessa issues will convince you of the truth of our motto, "Without The Lake Berryessa News there would be no Lake Berryessa news".

Here's a gift from The Lake Berryessa News to my readers - Free downloadable chapters from my books:


Lake Berryessa Technical Manual: The Science, Engineering, History, and Humor of a Major Unnatural Resource:

The Death of a Valley

Why Does Lake Berryessa Exist?

The Lake Berryessa Watershed

Rainfall and Lake Level History

How High Is Lake Berryessa?

How Deep is Lake Berryessa?

How Much Water Does Lake Berryessa Hold?

Mean Sea Level: Is There Such A Thing As Accurate Height?

Water In, Water Out, But From Where?

Does the WALROS Like Lake Berryessa?

Why is Lake Berryessa Not a Part of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument?

East Side Story

Hiking and Wildlife Viewing

Are There Quail on Quail Ridge?

Why Does A Hiker Cross The Road? To Get To Stebbins Cold Canyon!

Private Houseboats - Yes; Private RVs & Trailers - No: Why?

Motorized Boats Banned From Big Island Lagoon! Why!

Archeologists Can't Dunk But Can Dig

What Can't You Do At Lake Berryessa?

Napa Opposes Building the Monticello Dam

Monticello Dam Construction
Raise Monticello Dam

Power Generation at Monticello Dam

Monticello Dam Failure Analysis

Predicting the Future & Glory Hole Drone Videos

As Lake Berryessa Turns!

The Ins and Outs & Ups and Downs of Lake Berryessa

Does Lake Berryessa Sweat in the Summer?

Glory Hole Introduction

How Does Glory Hole Work?

Glory Hole: Awesome, Frightening, But Dangerous?

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Lake Berryessa Political History (Free Downloads of Book Chapters)

Policy And Politics Betray The People: The Lake Berryessa Saga: 1958 - 2020, By Peter Kilkus

 
I. The Five Tragedies Of The Berryessa Valley: A History Of Heartbreak
 
II. Lake Berryessa Political History Timeline
 
III. The “Big Lie”: How It All Began
 
IV. The “Big Fail”: Napa Abandons Lake Berryessa (1975)
 
V. The “Big Picture”: Lake Berryessa Issues: 1957 - 2012
 
VI. The “Big Illusion”: Notice Of Intent
 
VII. The “Big Fight”: Facts Do Matter
 
VIII. The “Big Betrayal”: Perversion Of Public Law 96-375
 
IX. The “Big Mistake”: Pensus - The Beginning Was The End!
 
X. The “Big Hole In History”: Post-Pensus Blues
 
XI. The “Big Boondoggle”: Creation Of A Phony National Monument
 
Addendum 1. Dueling Napa Register Letters To The Editor
 
Addendum 2. The Napa Register View
 
Index Of  Primary Documents

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Lake Berryessa Technical Manual: The Science, Engineering, History, and Humor of a Major Unnatural Resource

 https://www.amazon.com/Lake-Berryessa-Technical-Manual-Engineering-ebook/dp/B0C21DZ9M9/ref=sr_1_3?

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Policy and Politics Betray the People: The Lake Berryessa Saga: 1958 - 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Policy-Politics-Betray-People-Berryessa-ebook/dp/B08MFSQDBR/ref=sr_1_1?
 
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Conspiracy Theory or Automatic Pilot: The Economic Roots of Environmental Destruction

 https://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Theory-Automatic-Pilot-Environmental/dp/1676368302/ref=sr_1_3?


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The KPIX Eye on the Bay interview below is one I did in 2010 and a relevant introduction to the substance of the book. I did it after Pensus had been given the contract for 5 resorts. As we all know Pensus was subsequently kicked out in 2012. 

https://youtu.be/nP9K8Ai0Lkc

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Lake Berryessa Data Sources

There are many sources of Lake Berryessa water and weather conditions available. The Solano County Water Agency site is good for real-time graphs of level, capacity, and water temperature. The California Data Exchange Center has data going back decades for level, capacity, capacity change, dam outflow, dam inflow, and rainfall. Anyone can research their own data and create custom charts. This is the source of many of the charts on the Lake Berryessa News website.

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An upgraded wildfire alert camera system will be keeping watch on Napa County day and night and notifying Cal Fire crews of potential fires. Twenty cameras will be part of a system that will use artificial intelligence and other technologies to identify fire and smoke. If they detect something, an alert will sound in the Cal Fire emergency command center near St. Helena.

Cal Fire has made a large investment into the ALERTCalifornia system, partnering with UC San Diego. There are 1,000 cameras across the state and Napa County is one of the test models. Cameras can see 60 miles during the day, and this can increase to 120 miles on clear nights, with the changes in the air. The system can differentiate among smoke, clouds and dust. A link to this camera system and other relevant weather data is available on the Lake Berryessa News website at: http://www.rntl.net/lake-berryessa-cams/

This website was created by Doug Kunst. It is an amazing resource for Lake Berryessa fire cameras and weather. His business website is http://www.rntl.net/

Lake Berryessa Fire Alert Cameras

http://www.rntl.net/lake-berryessa-cams/

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 Real-Time Lake Level, Lake Capacity, Water Temperature
 
Solano County Water Agency
 
https://www.scwamonitoring.com/LakeBerryessa/
 
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Lake Detailed Historical Data
 
California Data Exchange Center
 
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/
 
Research historical data and create custom plots
 
Lake Berryessa Code: BER
 
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/sensorplots?staid=ber&dur_code=D
 
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Local Weather Stations (Weather Underground Network)
 
Skiers Cove (Below the Berryessa Highlands)
Skier Cove - KCANAPA228
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCANAPA228
 
East Side Road (Across from Big Island)
East Side Road, Lake Berryessa - KCALAKEB2
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCALAKEB2
 
Spanish Flat (Near the Spanish Flat Recreation Area)
Roger - KCASPANI1
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCASPANI1