Fences

A lot of fences in the Bella Coola Valley were submerged during the Great Flood of 2010.  If they were wooden or page wire, then chances are they were badly damaged or they might have even caused the owner some problems by holding back some unwanted water.   Some like the one in this photo, just got a lot of leaves and some wood caught, but not much else happened.  Fences that ran at right angles to the river in pastures and through the woods took the worst beating as they acted as dams to catch leaves and logs.  It was good thing the Great Flood of 2010 in September wasn't a few weeks later - there would have been a lot more fresh leaves that would have caused blocked culverts and more fence damage.  Grizzly