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Pickerel Dam between Pickerel & Bisk - any photos?

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Jackfish

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06/23/2023 12:00AM

We were just in the Pickerel, Rawn and Rawn Narrows area and couldn't help but hear the water going through the Pickerel Dam as it flowed into Bisk. We could even hear it from our campsite on Pickerel when it was calm. Makes me wish we had paddled over there to see it.

We were surprised to see a man-made dam in the park. Does anyone have any photos of the dam and the outflow?

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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moosedoggie

06/23/2023 04:56AM

This is the outflow. Where did you stay in Rawn. I spent about 5 days on the first island some years ago.

If you're gonna be dumb, you've gotta be tough.

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sns

06/23/2023 05:55AM

Video from late May 2022

"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ

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Argo

06/23/2023 07:12AM

Makes you wonder what the natural shoreline looks like.

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Jackfish

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06/23/2023 02:24PM

Thanks moosedoggie and sns!

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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Mocha

06/23/2023 02:35PM

This is from the front side.

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Jackfish

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06/23/2023 09:24PM

Mocha: "
This is from the front side."

Thanks Sheryl. Good shot. :)

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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Johnh

06/23/2023 11:14PM

From what I have seen up there they had dams on some other lakes like Quetico and Oriana. They took those out but for what ever reason they left the Pickeral dam. On Quetico and Oriana you can see the leftover bathtub ring which is 3 or 4 feet. I assume they put them in to move logs around but I don’t know.

If anyone has info on this I would like to know more.

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