FREE FLOWING

BELIEVING THAT OUR PRIVILEGED RELATIONSHIP TO RIVERS BRINGS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP PRESERVE OUR WORLD’S FREE-FLOWING WATER SYSTEMS, JULES DOMINE BRINGS US INFORMATION ABOUT THREATENED WATERWAYS AROUND THE WORLD.

BY JULES DOMINE

Construction of the second tallest dam in America has been proposed in the heart of a treasured Alaskan wilderness, threatening the Susitna River, an Alaskan icon and one of our sport’s most legendary rivers. The US Bureau of Reclamation first examined the hydroelectric potential of the Susitna River in 1948. Plans for development were considered and abandoned a number of times. However, in 2008 when oil prices were high and money was flowing into state coffers, Alaska began to reconsider the construction of the mega-dam on the Susitna. A 224-meter dam would be built about 190 km north of Anchorage, forming a 110 sq. km reservoir. Mandated economic and environmental impact studies of the Susitna watershed’s myriad components will inform Alaska’s decision to construct or abandon the Susitna-Watana dam. In…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, KS#53 (spring 2015)

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