Maybe PONDAGE ?
" usually refers to the comparably small water storage behind the weir of a
run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant. Such a power plant has considerably
less storage than the reservoirs of large dams and conventional hydroelectric
stations which can store water for long periods such as a dry season or year"
Sounds vaguely similar.
...Wayne
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> Subject: Re: [OM] First Snow on the Eagle River
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> Just curious about the language, which I can t find in my dictionary : what
> is a
> portage ?
>
> TIA
>
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
> > Le 23 oct. 2020 16:58, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> a crit :
> >
> > Yes, people do canoe and kayak the Eagle River. There is a portage
> > around a waterfall near the highway. Surprisingly, it isn't as popular
> > of a river as it could be. If it was in the lower 48 it would be
> > mayhem. But this is Alaska where there are real adventures to be had
> > and it is boring in comparison.
> >
> > Eagles? Yes! These are year-round nesting ones. But as the river does
> > freeze over, they usually congregate down by the landfill. We always
> > have to have our toy poodle on a leash.
> >
> > While this photograph was taken about five miles from home, the river
> > goes right behind our house, and is just barely visible through the
> > trees. I rarely hike back there though because the bear situation is
> > very dangerous at this spot. Unless I'm carrying a hand cannon, I
> > really don't feel comfortable down there. Winter is fine, though, and I do
> go snowshoeing.
> >
> > AK Schnozz
> >
> >
> >
> >> Do people canoe or kayak the Eagle river?
> >> Are there Eagles?
> >>
> >>
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