Pena Blanca boat Ramp Closed

Fish Manager · September 12th, 2007, 10:20 AM

We are getting ready to finally repair the boat ramp at Pena Blanca Lake. The current plan is to start on Oct 24th We plan to cave in the part of the ramp that is udercut and backfill that opening with rip-rap and dirt and then lay gravel over that. It won't be perfect but it should be useable and much cheaper than a full repair. I'm told repairs should take about 1 week.

On another note about Pena Blanca, the Forest Service is entering the final planning stages of the dredging project and the funding is in place. Look for the lake to be closed to public access in September of 2008. As part of that project, AZGFD will be working to move the boat ramp at the lake to a different location so that we can alleviate the problem of it getting flooded and washed out constantly.

As always, if you have questions let me know!

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September 12th, 2007, 10:20 AM	#1
Fish Manager Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tucson Posts: 163	Pena Blanca boat Ramp Closed (UPDATE) We are getting ready to finally repair the boat ramp at Pena Blanca Lake. The current plan is to start on Oct 24th We plan to cave in the part of the ramp that is udercut and backfill that opening with rip-rap and dirt and then lay gravel over that. It won't be perfect but it should be useable and much cheaper than a full repair. I'm told repairs should take about 1 week. On another note about Pena Blanca, the Forest Service is entering the final planning stages of the dredging project and the funding is in place. Look for the lake to be closed to public access in September of 2008. As part of that project, AZGFD will be working to move the boat ramp at the lake to a different location so that we can alleviate the problem of it getting flooded and washed out constantly. As always, if you have questions let me know! __________________ Don Mitchell Fisheries Program Manager Arizona Game and Fish Department 555 N. Greasewood Rd. Tucson, AZ. 85745 (520) 388-4451 dmitchell@azgfd.gov Last edited by Fish Manager; October 15th, 2007 at 11:15 AM.. Reason: Updated info.