A night photo of one of the dams Lafayette owns on the Bushkill Creek. This is the dam we looked at during class that Lafayette plans to remove. The crumbling wall that I was standing on did not feel at all safe and the slope to approach it was slippery. The plunge pool was also noticeable because as the water cascaded over the falls, the water travelled in all directions and would definitely be dangerous to be in.
This is the fish ladder between the Delaware River and the Lehigh River. It is near Easton around the start of the Delaware canal. The dam that is on the Lehigh blocks the path of migration for fish. This forcing of them to spawn elsewhere reduces the survival rate for eggs and newborn fish. In order to help this problem people build fish ladders to help fish follow their regular migration pack.
The ladder in Easton has a clear window to view the fish climbing the ladder. Unfortunately this specific ladder doesn’t have a good reputation of working very well.
While walking through downtown Easton last week, I took this picture of the Easton Dam. It is where the Lehigh River meets the Delaware. In 2017, some people wanted to remove the dam to make the area of downtown Easton an area for white water rafting, fishing, and other recreational activities. Being from New Jersey, it is interesting to me that a lot of the water we get there comes from the Delaware.
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