Talk:Meramec River
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I deleted a paragraph taken from http://canoeman.com/SWPaddler/meramec.html. RickK 06:39, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
How would damming the Meramec have been an environmental catastrophe? Without clearly explaining this, the sentence doesn't take a neutral POV. Ubermonkey 21:05, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, that caught my eye when rereading the article lately. I'm going to change that, and if I get the time sometime I'll document (neutrally) what the environmental impact would have been. - Kbh3rd 21:42, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
THE COMMENT THAT THE STOPPING OF THE DAMMING OF THE MERAMEC WAS THE FIRST TIME A CORPS PROJECT WAS HALTED BEING STARTED IS WRONG. THE FIRST SUCH PROJECT WAS THE CROSS-FLORIDA BARGE CANALIN THE EARLY 1970S, STOPPED BY PRESIDENT NIXON. I SHOULD KNOW: I WROTE MY M.A. THESIS AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY ON THE ISSUE. GREG--GVAB BY THE WAY, I ONLY READ ABOUT THE RIVER SINCE FIVE KIDS DROWNED IN IT YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE--JULY 2006.
[edit] Why Environmental catastrophe?
If the Meramec river had been dammed, the result would have been the loss of some of the most extensive, popular and unique caves in the USA.
Meramec Caverns, Crystal Cavern, Onondaga Cave, Greensfelder Cave, as well as the major watershed of the entire Ozark ecosystem which has taken millions of years to develop would have been sacrificed.
If you can - come to Missouri and experience the beauty and simplicity of the Meramec river and the communities along the banks. Experience the plants, trees, and flowers as well as the variety of animal life.
