Manitoba Hydro's operations result in unnatural water fluctuations on the entire Nelson River, Manitoba's largest river. Here, a peninsula on Sipiwesk Lake, part of the Nelson system, succumbs to erosion. Each time the water comes up, more soil and trees wash into the water. Photo by Michelle Gunderson, 2002.
An eroding "cutbank" on Sipiwesk Lake. Photo by Nelson Miller, 2002.
The corrosive effects of water fluctuations. This is a typical sight along much of the 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) of shoreline on Sipiwesk Lake near Cross Lake, Manitoba. Photo by Will Braun, 2002.
On the murky shores of Sipiwesk Lake–which lies between the Jenpeg and Kelsey Dams–a moose (barely visible–doube-click the image for large view) looks for food. Photo by Steve Daniels, 2000.
A flooded area uppstream of the Jenpeg Dam. Photo by Michelle Gunderson, 2002.
Collapsing shoreline.
Manitoba Hydro's operations result in unnatural water fluctuations on the entire Nelson River, Manitoba's largest river. Here, a peninsula on Sipiwesk Lake, part of the Nelson system, succumbs to erosion. Each time the water comes up, more soil and trees wash into the water. Photo by Michelle Gunderson, 2002.
An eroding "cutbank" on Sipiwesk Lake. Photo by Nelson Miller, 2002.
The corrosive effects of water fluctuations. This is a typical sight along much of the 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) of shoreline on Sipiwesk Lake near Cross Lake, Manitoba. Photo by Will Braun, 2002.
On the murky shores of Sipiwesk Lake–which lies between the Jenpeg and Kelsey Dams–a moose (barely visible–doube-click the image for large view) looks for food. Photo by Steve Daniels, 2000.
A flooded area uppstream of the Jenpeg Dam. Photo by Michelle Gunderson, 2002.
Collapsing shoreline.
Thank you for posting the photos and notes.
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