On 29 Aug 2005 at 11:05, Kahng, Lucius wrote: > If a low-head dam is so dangerous, then why are they made in the first > place? They are made as dams, not playthings. They are only dangerous as playthings. They are very useful as dams. I used to live by a river that has low-head dams to keep the lamprey from migrating upstream and wiping out fish populations. The signs at the dams say to stay off. Those that obey the signs are safe. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 29 2005 - 10:11:13 PDT
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