Why we Remove Dams
This blog post is presented as a public service' warning to all of 'His Rivers'
You have heard the saying - "That will preach" ? The other day I was 'surfing' the
Internet - doing some 'research' for this post, when I ran across the following article:
Why we remove Dams
Of course my interest was piqued.
But as I read this article,
I just kept saying.
"Now this will Preach"
So, with apologies to the Billy Graham's - Henry Blackaby's -
Mel Blackaby's and all of the other great preachers, Here are
Seven ways
Dams Damage Rivers
Internet - doing some 'research' for this post, when I ran across the following article:
Why we remove Dams
Of course my interest was piqued.
But as I read this article,
I just kept saying.
"Now this will Preach"
So, with apologies to the Billy Graham's - Henry Blackaby's -
Mel Blackaby's and all of the other great preachers, Here are
Seven ways
Dams Damage Rivers
1. Dams reduce river levels
By diverting water for power, dams remove water needed for healthy in-stream ecosystems. Stretches below dams are often completely de-watered.
2. Dams block rivers
Dams prevent the flow of plants and nutrients, impede the migration of fish and other wildlife, and block recreational use.
3. Dams slow rivers
Many fish species, such as salmon, depend on steady flows to flush them downriver early in their life and guide them upstream years later to spawn. Stagnant reservoir pools disorient migrating fish and significantly increase the duration of their migration.
4. Dams alter timing of flows
By withholding and then releasing water to generate power for peak demand periods, dams cause downstream stretches to alternate between no water and powerful surges that erode soil and vegetation, and flood or strand wildlife. These irregular releases destroy natural seasonal flow variations that trigger natural growth and reproduction cycles in many species.
5. Dams fluctuate reservoir levels
Peaking power operations can cause dramatic changes in reservoir water levels — often up to 40 feet — which degrade shorelines and disturb fisheries, waterfowl, and bottom dwelling organisms.
6. Dams decrease oxygen levels in reservoir waters
When oxygen-deprived water is released from behind the dam, it kills fish downstream.
7. Dams hold back nutrients
By slowing flows, dams allow silt to collect on river bottoms and bury fish spawning habitat. Silt trapped above dams accumulates heavy metals and other pollutants. Gravel, logs and other debris are also trapped by dams, eliminating their use downstream as food and habitat.
By diverting water for power, dams remove water needed for healthy in-stream ecosystems. Stretches below dams are often completely de-watered.
2. Dams block rivers
Dams prevent the flow of plants and nutrients, impede the migration of fish and other wildlife, and block recreational use.
3. Dams slow rivers
Many fish species, such as salmon, depend on steady flows to flush them downriver early in their life and guide them upstream years later to spawn. Stagnant reservoir pools disorient migrating fish and significantly increase the duration of their migration.
4. Dams alter timing of flows
By withholding and then releasing water to generate power for peak demand periods, dams cause downstream stretches to alternate between no water and powerful surges that erode soil and vegetation, and flood or strand wildlife. These irregular releases destroy natural seasonal flow variations that trigger natural growth and reproduction cycles in many species.
5. Dams fluctuate reservoir levels
Peaking power operations can cause dramatic changes in reservoir water levels — often up to 40 feet — which degrade shorelines and disturb fisheries, waterfowl, and bottom dwelling organisms.
6. Dams decrease oxygen levels in reservoir waters
When oxygen-deprived water is released from behind the dam, it kills fish downstream.
7. Dams hold back nutrients
By slowing flows, dams allow silt to collect on river bottoms and bury fish spawning habitat. Silt trapped above dams accumulates heavy metals and other pollutants. Gravel, logs and other debris are also trapped by dams, eliminating their use downstream as food and habitat.
Okay my friends - is it time to remove the dam?
Is the dam of my life impacting the flow
of God's resources to others?
Just asking!
Is the dam of my life impacting the flow
of God's resources to others?
Just asking!
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