The stream restoration generally associated with dam removal and the replacement of Lake George ad Lake Louise involves over 4,000 feet of additional river. The restoration would lower and stabilize the temperatures of the lower river, which would improve river ecology and trout habitat specifically. In addition, newly restored or created habitat in the 4,000 feet of stream restoration will improve trout habitat as well. For some, this change will enhance the nature experiences already present in the City. For others, the loss of the impoundments may be viewed as a loss of nature experience for those who enjoy the passive recreational opportunities offers by the reservoirs. The City does not have current information regarding hotel stays in River Falls so it is difficult to project how that may change as a result of a stream restoration project.
How would replacing Lake George and Lake Louise with 1,000 feet of additional river improve either the trout systems or hotel room stays over and above the nature experiences that are already here?
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- How would the land reclaimed around Lake George and Lake Louise be used?
- How will the City account for sediment that is stirred up so that it doesn’t pollute downstream?
- Is Lake George providing storm water management capabilities to the Kinni currently? Or is the sediment too high currently to provide such benefits?
- What costs will we need to incur for future maintenance to the dams? What state are they in, what repairs and needed and when? How much will they cost and who is responsible for paying for them?
- The Lake George Restoration Plan represented an idea for improving Lake George and discharging colder water to Lake Louise without removing the Junction Falls dam. Why didn’t the project move forward?
- Who owns the land under the mill ponds?
- Will removal of Lake George and Lake Louise impact the trout food chain (less mayfly hatch and other food sources)?
- Will removal of Lake George and Lake Louise impact the trout food chain (less mayfly hatch and other food sources)?
- I heard that 35 years ago, a company, Volrath, put mercury in Lake George – what has happened to this mercury?
- How would replacing Lake George and Lake Louise with 1,000 feet of additional river improve either the trout systems or hotel room stays over and above the nature experiences that are already here?
