Cedar River still endangered
Last year, conservation group American Rivers placed the Cedar River on its list of the 10 most-endangered rivers in the U.S. One year later, a lot still needs to be done to control the river’s flooding and pollution issues.
American Rivers, an organization that selects 10 new rivers each year to raise awareness about, has compiled the list for 26 years. Last year, the Cedar River ranked fifth because of outdated flood management and pollution issues.
While headwaters of the river start in Dodge County, the bulk of the river flows through Iowa. The river runs south of Hayfield through Udulpho and Lansing townships and then into Austin, where Turtle and Dobbins creeks join the river. In Columbus Junction, Iowa, the Cedar connects to the Iowa River, and eventually to the Mississippi River.
Though American Rivers focused on flood damage in the Cedar Rapids area, officials noted the river had other issues.
Another major problem was high nitrates, particularly in Iowa. Matt Taylor, a technician for the Cedar River Watershed District, has been testing nitrates around Austin. He said north of Austin on the Cedar, the nitrates are high 25 to 50 percent of the times they are tested. Though the CRWD has been planning many river improvements, it has not implemented many of them, as its draft rules are not complete.
Regardless, major improvements to the entire River’s well being may not happen for years. Often, improvements from river projects are hard to determine on a year-to-year basis.
“When you’re dealing with water quality, it’s so hard to compare years because the weather’s different,” Taylor said. He added high water events with a lot of runoff make improvements hard to gauge.
However, American Rivers plans to follow up with progress on the Cedar each year.
The Susquehanna River in the New England area topped this year’s endangered list. The St. Croix River in Minnesota was labeled No. 9 because a highway bridge construction project could roll back national river protections.
— Jason Schoonover contributed to this report.
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Kayakers enjoy the rapids at the recently completed white-water course on the Cedar River at Charles City. The re-engineered section of river has also attracted many game fish, according to recent angler reports. Charles City officials expected Cedar
Maren Stoffett, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, said the Cedar River current would have been stronger than usual on Sunday. The Cedar was flowing at 11900 cubic feet per second at the Cedar Rapids gauge on Sunday
Last year, the Cedar River ranked fifth because of outdated flood management and pollution issues. While headwaters of the river start in Dodge County, the bulk of the river flows through Iowa. The river runs south of Hayfield through Udulpho and
If you only have one or two nights or are looking for a more relaxing trip, consider visiting Cedar River Flow, a large dammed lake south of Route 28. After passing through the village of Indian Lake, turn left just past the Cedar River Golf Course and
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Drive to the Adirondacks and paddle away « New York Outdoors Blog
By DAVID ACKERSON, The Advocate, link to original post
Berkshire County has more than its share of beautiful places to go and have fun outdoors. Whether you are looking for hiking trails, waterfalls, bike paths, lakes, ponds or rivers, there are many local opportunities to get out and enjoy Massachusetts.
However, if you like multi-day canoe or kayak touring, Berkshire County can be somewhat limited. The Housatonic and Hoosic rivers and our many lakes and reservoirs are ideal for day trips, but trying to link together camping sites and daylong stretches of paddling is challenging.
Fortunately, there is a world-class paddling destination less than four hours from here that offers overnight, long weekend and weeklong paddling trips through the largest park in the eastern United States. The Adirondack State Park in New York is a 6-million-acre patchwork of state and private lands and contains miles of interconnected lakes and rivers that are ideal for human powered water touring.
The trip from Blue Mountain Lake to Raquette Lake is a great long weekend trip. From Albany, take Interstate 87 north to Warrensburg, where you can take Route 28 west to the village of Blue Mountain Lake and be at the canoe launch in three to three and a half hours. The first day you can paddle west through the Eckford chain of lakes (Blue Mountain, Eagle and Utowana) to the Marion River Carry. Here, you must transport your boat and gear over a 1/2 mile portage or carry, which follows an old railroad bed to the navigable section of the Marion River. This railroad bed was once the shortest standard gauge railroad in the world and transported the ultra-rich of the 19th century to great camps along the shores of Raquette Lake. After following the Marion River on a twisting downriver course through large wetlands, you reach Raquette Lake, where you can spend the night. Water lilies, pitcher plants and tamaracks make this section of the trip very beautiful.
Raquette Lake has seven free lean-to type shelters at Big Island, Clark’s Point and Outlet Bay. In addition, there is a state campsite at Tioga Point with 15 lean-tos and 10 tent sites where a fee is charged. Your choice of where to camp may be dictated by your plans for the rest of the trip, as there are several options. From Big Island, you can paddle to South Inlet and head upstream to the falls. This is a pretty place to spend the day or you can follow a hiking trail to Great Camp Sagamore, a summer estate of the Vanderbilts, with tours and educational exhibits. Big Island is also a good place to spend the night if you are thinking of taking a longer trip and heading southeast along the Fulton Chain to Old Forge, N.Y.
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