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| Pearce Ferry Rapid November 29, 2024 courtesy Tom Martin |
I put together a 12 minute video showing pics of Pearce Ferry Rapid from 2003 to 2024. Here's the link to Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1035697861
You have to wait till almost the very end to see Jonah Shaw run it in his kayak!
Here's the Blurb for the film: Before the construction of Hoover Dam, no rapid existed at Pearce Ferry. After the reservoir filled behind the dam and made Lake Mead, there was no rapid at Pearce Ferry. As covered in the book Dock Marston, Vol 1, the reservoir dropped low enough in 1952 that a rapid formed where today's Pearce Ferry Rapid is. The reservoir rose again in 1953 and no rapid existed until 2003. Between 2003 and 2024, the reservoir has dropped. Just like in the early 1950s, the Colorado River started cutting down into the reservoir sediments roughly 1/4 mile south of the pre-dam channel. The new river cut through a low pass and Pearce Ferry Rapid was formed again. These images and film clips show the latest iteration of Pearce Ferry Rapid between 2003 and 2024.
Thanks to Dulce Wassil for the suggestion to do this.
Enjoy, Tom
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