UPDATED: 2:45 P.M.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As Clear Lake’s level continues to rise, a flood-related closure on Highway 20 has been reopened, however, several local roadways remain closed due to damage and continued flooding.
The California Highway Patrol and Caltrans reopened Highway 20 early Thursday morning, about 18 hours after it had been closed due to being covered by floodwaters.
There are several more inches of rain in the forecast for this week, but on Thursday there was a break in the weather and much-needed sunshine to begin drying up the saturated ground.
Clear Lake’s level nonetheless continued to rise on Thursday. By 1:30 p.m., the lake was reported to be at 9.72 feet Rumsey; flood stage is at 9 feet Rumsey.
The following is a list of special road conditions, closures and advisories from the Lake County Public Works Department, the CHP, Caltrans, and the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, which is being updated on a rolling basis throughout Thursday.
CLEARLAKE
13451 Lower Lakeshore Drive to 13544 Lower Lakeshore: Closed due to flooding.
HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE
Spruce Grove Road Extension: Closed near USS Liberty Lane (Quarry Road) due to road slipout.
KELSEYVILLE
Bell Hill Road: Closed from Main Street to Highway 29. Reopened at Adobe Creek low water crossing.
Clark Drive: Closed from Soda Bay Road to Gaddy Lane due to flooding.
Konocti Bay Road: Mudslide blocking one lane near Richmond Park.
LAKEPORT
Third, Fourth and Fifth streets: Closed due to flooding. Please do not go around any barricade on these streets near the lake.
Highland Springs Road: Mudslide at mile post marker 5.5, however, road still open.
Hill Road: Single-lane traffic from Lakeshore to Sutter Hospital. Traffic will not be able to drive from Sutter Hospital to Lakeshore Boulevard due to slide movement.
Lakeshore Boulevard: Closed southbound from Lange Street to Giselman Street due to flooding. Northbound remains open. A detour is provided at Lange Street; it is through the school zone, so drivers are asked to be extra cautious and watch for school children in this area.
Scotts Valley Road: Closed from Highway 20 to packing sheds due to flooding.
Soda Bay Road: Open from Stone Drive to Cal Packing Road.
LOWER LAKE
Anderson Road: Reopened.
Candy Lane: Closed to all traffic between Joseph Trail and May Hollow Road due to a culvert failure. This will be an extended closure as work to fix cannot commence until the water stops flowing.
MIDDLETOWN
Big Canyon Road: Closed to all traffic at mile post marker 7 due to a mudslide. The closure will run from Ettawa Springs road to Harbin Springs. Affected property owners will be allowed access to and from their property.
Dry Creek Cutoff: Closed at the low water crossing.
Rose Anderson Road: Closed to all traffic at Van Dorn Reservoir Road due to road slipout.
NICE
Lakeshore Drive: Closed from Stokes Avenue to Hammond Avenue due to flooding.
Stokes Avenue: Closed at Nice-Lucerne Cutoff due to flooding.
UPPER LAKE
Laurel Dell Road: Closed from Scotts Valley Road to Mid Lake Road due to flooding.
Mendenhall Road: Reopened from Highway 20 to Main Street.
Scotts Valley Road: Closed from Highway 20 to packing sheds due to flooding.
Witter Springs Road: Closed from Highway 20 to East Road due to flooding.