Biggest Beaver...Dam in the World

[3113]

From here.

OTTAWA (AFP) – A Canadian ecologist has discovered the world's largest beaver dam in a remote area of northern Alberta, an animal-made structure so large it is visible from space. First discovered in October 2007, the gigantic dam is located in a virtually inaccessible part of the park south of Lac Claire, about 190 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of Fort McMurray.

Construction of the dam likely started in the mid-1970s, said Thie, who made his discovery quite by accident while tracking melting permafrost in Canada's far north. "Several generations of beavers worked on it and it's still growing," he told AFP in Ottawa....Mike Keizer, spokesman for the park, said rangers flew over the heavily forested marshlands last year to try to "have a look." They found significant vegetation growing on the dam itself, suggesting it's very old, he said. "A new dam would have a lot of fresh sticks," Keizer explained. "This one has grasses growing on it and it's very green." Part of the dam may have been created by naturally felled trees, and the beavers "opportunistically filled in the gaps."

Thie said he recently identified two smaller dams sprouting at either side of the main dam. In 10 years, all three structures could merge into a mega-dam measuring just short of a kilometer in length, he said...."It's a unique phenomenon," he said. "Beaver dams are among the few animal-made structures visible from space....They're re-engineering the landscape," he said.

Okay, Canadians. Ha-ha-ha. Very funny joke. We all know you made that dam yourselves just to have one on us.

 

[Weird Harold]

From here.

Okay, Canadians. Ha-ha-ha. Very funny joke. We all know you made that dam yourselves just to have one on us.

The GB thread has pictures. http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=705156

I mentioned there that I thought the biggest beaver dam ever documented was in Montana and was (is?) nearly 2,000 feet longer than this one; in the 5,000-6,000 ft range.

 

[3113]

The GB thread has pictures.

I figured those here on the AH would go to the source if they wanted pictures. We know the GB needs them, but here we only need words and imagination

I mentioned there that I thought the biggest beaver dam ever documented was in Montana and was (is?) nearly 2,000 feet longer than this one; in the 5,000-6,000 ft range.

From the article: "A 652-meter structure in Three Forks in the US state of Montana previously held the record for world's largest beaver dam."

So, sorry, it was shorter by 652 meters...unless Montanans have added to it recently in order to regain the record?

 

[R. Richard]

I mentioned there that I thought the biggest beaver dam ever documented was in Montana and was (is?) nearly 2,000 feet longer than this one; in the 5,000-6,000 ft range.

According to the article, "A 652m structure in Three Forks in the US state of Montana previously held the record for the world's largest beaver dam."

ETA: 3113 beat me to it.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Is that where the world's largest beaver lives?


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