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maramar
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Post Number: 24
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 8:51 pm: | 
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Paddled the north end of Rabbit Lake today, up to the damn on the Matabichuan. I could see sawed off stunps down into about 6 -8 feet water. Anyone care to share what they might know about the history of that damn, how high water levels were raised and when, impact on fishery (ie elevated mercury levels, etc)? |
curly
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Post Number: 304
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 12:53 pm: |
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Read this from OPG
http://www.opg.com/power/hydro/northeast_plant_gro up/matabitchuan.asp |
maramar
Member
Post Number: 25
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 2:05 pm: |
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Thanks Curly,
I did see that posting finally but it didn't quite contain the info I was looking for. i see it mentions the damn being "rebuilt" in 1922 but not te original date, or how high water levels were raised. |
grncnu
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Post Number: 134
Registered: 08-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 8:01 pm: |
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the original date is 1910. |
bush_pilot
Member
Post Number: 203
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 10:57 am: |
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Snake Island, White Bear (Cassels),Oboshkong, and Rabbit are all now one large lake. |
maramar
Member
Post Number: 26
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 10:51 pm: |
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Ahh....so they are indeed bushpilot, as I look at the map. Very interesting...so presumably this is on account of the damn raising the water enough to connect these lakes through the narrow channels. Thanks! |
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