Comments on: Canoeing and Climate in the Far North http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/05/19/canoeing-and-climate-in-the-far-north/ Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:36:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kyle Dawson http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/05/19/canoeing-and-climate-in-the-far-north/comment-page-1/#comment-67761 Kyle Dawson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:07:13 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/05/19/canoeing-and-climate-in-the-far-north/#comment-67761 Hi Robin The water temperatures were in the mid 40's in July. There were patches of snow at elevations ~1000 feet above the river level, but nothing near the river. I don't know the Delay, but we had lunch at the intersection of the Gue and the Kuuvik. If I recall, the Kuuvik is quite large and fast below the Gue, without any technical rapids. We ran the Kuuvik in a high water year and much of it above the Gue was too large for open canoes. I have a friend who ran this in a lower water year and had no problem. He ran many of the rapids that we had to partage. I suspect the Gue may be similar, but can't be sure. -Kyle Hi Robin
The water temperatures were in the mid 40's in July. There were patches of snow at elevations ~1000 feet above the river level, but nothing near the river. I don't know the Delay, but we had lunch at the intersection of the Gue and the Kuuvik. If I recall, the Kuuvik is quite large and fast below the Gue, without any technical rapids.

We ran the Kuuvik in a high water year and much of it above the Gue was too large for open canoes. I have a friend who ran this in a lower water year and had no problem. He ran many of the rapids that we had to partage. I suspect the Gue may be similar, but can't be sure.

-Kyle

]]> By: Robin http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/05/19/canoeing-and-climate-in-the-far-north/comment-page-1/#comment-67760 Robin Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:25:46 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/05/19/canoeing-and-climate-in-the-far-north/#comment-67760 Planning on paddling sections of the Kuuvik summer '10. 1) what were water temperatures? 2) thinking about starting on the Delay which runs into the Gue then into the Kuuvik. Do you know anything about these rivers and water levels? Thanks. Planning on paddling sections of the Kuuvik summer '10. 1) what were water temperatures? 2) thinking about starting on the Delay which runs into the Gue then into the Kuuvik. Do you know anything about these rivers and water levels?
Thanks.

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