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Thread: Water.....
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09-02-2022, 10:33 AM #351
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09-02-2022, 10:52 AM #352
The definition of waters of the us is currently in flux. I think I think that the Oregon peeps are describing a state-specific definition.
In California, there’s also multiple definitions: water of the US (federal definition), waters of the state, bed and bank, and sovereign State Lands, coastline,… I’m probably missing a few.
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09-02-2022, 10:53 AM #353
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09-02-2022, 12:15 PM #354
There are Karens here who must spend all day waiting to call the sheriff the second an oar touches a rock. It seems so weird to me.
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09-02-2022, 01:30 PM #355Registered User
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09-02-2022, 01:31 PM #356Registered User
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09-02-2022, 06:33 PM #357
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09-02-2022, 06:42 PM #358
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09-02-2022, 07:43 PM #359
I’ve never investigated the cut-off in BC about what definition of waterway constitutes crown land and access below the high water mark is guaranteed to the public. Large rivers and most lakes are not only public, but access is typically ensured if it existed prior to development. There’s been a few large ranches that have lost the fight to restrict access to lakes.
I am in the minority in that no one should even be able to own and develop land within a distance of 100m or so from any waterbody, be it lake or river. Both from an access perspective and and ecological role. Too much degradation to extremely valuable and sensitive riparian ecosystems because rich person wants lawn, sandy beach and oversized wharf/dock all to themselves. At the very least, such privilege should be concentrated so the impact to the ecology is measured and minimized.
But I live in reality. And at least el Hefe shares some of the wealth to benefit us all!
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09-02-2022, 09:59 PM #360Registered User
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09-03-2022, 09:10 AM #361
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09-03-2022, 11:23 AM #362
I'm pretty sure we'd be screwed in lots of places without manmade lakes. Isn't that also water that would flow to the oceans contributing to sea level rise fi we weren't holding it in those manmade reservoirs?
Never imagined that Mead and others that big out west would be failing like this. It can happen anywhere I suppose.Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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09-03-2022, 01:29 PM #363Registered User
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Ha! So obvious! The solution to rising sea levels. ...... use more water!
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09-03-2022, 03:21 PM #364
What if the reservoir is on a treadmill?
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09-03-2022, 03:54 PM #365
The story (that we know) of Lake Cahuilla is fascinating:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Cahuilla
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09-03-2022, 08:55 PM #366
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09-03-2022, 09:15 PM #367man of ice
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That's interesting thanks. Somewhat along the same lines was Lake Missoula.
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09-03-2022, 09:59 PM #368
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09-03-2022, 10:15 PM #369
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09-03-2022, 10:28 PM #370
This 2 minute video helps explain the scale of that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMbsGHVzXRU
This huge rock from Canada in the Willamette valley also helps.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errati...e_Natural_Site
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09-03-2022, 10:34 PM #371
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09-03-2022, 10:49 PM #372
you guys are confusing a river that is boatable with a river that is navigable in fact. if a river has ever been used for any type of commerce, then it is navigable in fact.
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09-04-2022, 09:35 AM #373
The lake Missoula stuff is incredible, I’d never heard of it. When I hear glacial lake, it’s like oh, that’s nice, a place you could swim across - but reading through various wiki pages, the sheer scale is crazy. Lake Missoula at its max volume was the equivalent of half of Lake Michigan, then looking at flow rates when the ice dam burst, it draining in a few days! I can’t imagine what a flow rate of more than 10 cubic MILES! per HOUR would look like.
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09-04-2022, 09:42 AM #374
Oh and Danno, I agree w adrenalated above, it’d be interesting to hear your take on the nyt/hcn/CO river access stories, you know more than most about CO water law
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09-04-2022, 10:00 AM #375
https://books.google.com/books/about...d=s4y3c8fxeEwC
A good read on GLM if anyone is interested
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