A roaring surprise

I am in Charlottesville, Virginia for a business meeting. I took a walk outside my hotel and found a winding rural road. At the end of this road was a muddy trail that led to this roaring spillway. Large tree limbs and logs flow over the top. I was so close I had to careful.

The Ragged Mountain reservoir system is part of a raw water system that serves the urban population of the region, including the University of Virginia.