This past weekend I walked down and explored Easton with my aunt. We walked to the point where the Lehigh and the Deleware Rivers meet. I had observed the dam from afar, but never looked at it up close. The word that came to mind to describe it was “powerful.” I think looking at a dam and the rush of moving water helped me realize the power and constant flow the river has. I also thought it was interesting to see how covered the dam was with algae. I bet the dam looks different now than it did when it was built, and will look different in 10 year again because of the way natural life (such as the algae) grows around it.
That’s amazing that there’s algae on the dam. I didn’t know that they could stick on a surface with such a high flow rate. I wonder if the algae damages the dam and if workers have to remove it.