North Reservoir

The North Reservoir is the source of Zindra River. It is formed behind a dam, one of the three Dams built on the river. The dam is huge and is the only dam that spans through four sims: *Leonards Field*, *Sandyklaus*, *Laffoon* and *Pengallen Bridge*. The area is part of the Eastern suburbs of Kama City, Zindra.

The *Pengallen Bridge* Sim also includes a suspended cable bridge that connects the Eastern suburbs of Kama City with the central parts of the city.

Just downstream from the dam, the Zindra River splits in two. There are dams on each distributary: Oritz (which also is a safe hub) on North Zindra River and Terri - Guitarrez Dam on South Zindra River. The Northern River marks the border between central Kama City and its suburbs of *North Ignyris*, while the Southern River crosses through South Ignyris and receives a tributary further downstream.

## Technical Data

* Dam crest length: 180 m
* Dam crest width: 16 m
* Dam crest Altitude: 59 m
* Reservoir bottom elevation: 19 m
* Reservoir surface elevation: 50 m
* Downstream water elevation: 37 m
* Downstream bottom elevation: 17 m
* Dam height: 42 m
* Hydraulic head: 13 m
* Dam base width: 93 m.

## Description

The dam is a massive embarkment and concrete gravity dam (that is, it uses its own mass as a gravity barrier opposing the water pressure of the reservoir). A road crosses on its top. As it is common in Zindra Road Network, the road is built along the sim crossing. The side of the dam facing the reservoir is made of embarkment and is built in a smoother slope. The face opposed to the reservoir is earth-filled. There is a small part of the dam, in the middle, that is concrete-filled. Along the face opposing the reservoir, there are visiting entrances and a few trees. Inside the reservoir, there are a water intake and a *glory hole* type of spillway. Downstream, water is released through a deep water structure.

Surrounding land is mostly Protected Land and os partially covered with trees.

## Inside

There are two corridors that run along the downstream side of the dam and a network of corridors along the reservoir-facing side. They are connected through a hole.

**Downstream Face.** There are two corridors that run along the downstream-facing side of the dam, both intersecting in the middle. One looks like a giant pipe. To access it, there are stairs inside *Pangellan Bridge* sim, starting close to the road. Inside the corridor, there are triangle-shaped arches. At its opposite end, the corridor terminates at a small promenade with a rezz zone and free boats. The other corridor is far smaller and intersects the first one in the middle. It is just in front of the dam. At its outer end, it has two life rings with the warning of *deep water* marked below them. Water flows through a large pipe just beneath. You can see a Kaplan type water turbine inside the pipe. The second corridor goes into a concrete room inside the dam. There, at the end, there are two closets with a few items inside them, including a travel guide with an almost naked girl on the cover. There is a stair that will take you beneath, inside the water.

**Upstream Face.** The best way to reach the flooded network of tunnels is through downstream. Follow the middle corridor and then go down through the hole in water. Once there, you will find yourself at the end of a gallery and inside *Laffoon* sim. A few meters forward and you will reach a junction. To left, there is a tunnel blocked with a *danger* sign. If you dare to go, you will find a few closets with items like a dead parrot, a mole bible, a halloween pumpkin and some chemistry bottles. The tunnel to right leads to some leaking barrels, more closets with chemistry equipment and a microscope and a large pink frog. The tunnel going forward leads to some crates, a giant water spider and ands at a room.

The room has all walls made of massive concrete. Inside, you will find some closets and crates. The items you can find are the same found in the tunnels. The room ends with another tunnel entrance and a metal ladder. Here, you can go up or down. If you decide to go down, you will reach a small room with a concrete pipe opening to you. The pipe goes nowhere. However, if you go up, you will climb the ladder through a pit all the way to the surface.

**Glory Hole.** At the surface, you are near the water intake, a vertical pit you can fall into. It has three Kaplan water turbnes placed one after the other. In real life, the current would drag you and the propellers would tar you apart. Here, you can just walk through, all the way to downstream.

## North Reservoir

There is an exposition of statues on the North shore. Right on the dam's wall facing the reservoir, there is a blue statue of Atlas holding the globe. A bit further, there is a statue of an arm with the hand made as a fist. The head is a bit further, emerging from water. There are other things here too, including two tropical beach islands, hands and a statue without a head. There is also a green raft. The land further North in *Frodes* is private-owned.

South, inside *Laffoon* sim, there are some boulders, hiding the entrance to a cave where one can find marine life.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* Dams
* Parks And Recreation Areas
* Zindra