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Whitewater and Trail Feasibility Study Black River Whitewater & Trail Feasibility Study Watertown, New York Created for: The City of Watertown Municipal Building Suite 302 245 Washington Street Watertown, NY, 13601 Created by: Gary M. Lacy Recreation Engineering and Planning 485 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO, 80302 GYMO Architecture Engineering and Land Survey, Inc., P.C. 220 Sterling St. Watertown, NY, 13601 This document was prepared for the New York Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 PROJECT SCOPE ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 CURRENT CONDITIONS........................................................................................................................................ 8 PHYSICAL CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................................. 8 Flows................................................................................................................................................................... 8 BLACK RIVER USER GROUPS ........................................................................................................................... 10 THE CITY OF WATERTOWN..................................................................................................................................... 10 Associated Design Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 11 COMMERCIAL RAFTING .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Associated Design Criteria: .............................................................................................................................. 12 RECREATIONAL BOATER......................................................................................................................................... 12 Associated Design Criteria: .............................................................................................................................. 13 BUSINESS/RESIDENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Associated Design Criteria: .............................................................................................................................. 14 SPECTATORS ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Associated Design Criteria: .............................................................................................................................. 14 FISHING .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Associated Design Criteria: .............................................................................................................................. 15 POWER GENERATION .............................................................................................................................................. 15 RIVER RIGHTS & OWNERSHIP................................................................................................................................. 16 EXISTING STRUCTURES AND FEATURES ..................................................................................................... 20 SITE SELECTION................................................................................................................................................... 21 PUBLIC PROCESS.................................................................................................................................................. 23 SCOPING MEETING.................................................................................................................................................. 23 PUBLIC MEETING.................................................................................................................................................... 24 SITE SUMMARIES ................................................................................................................................................. 28 DELANO ISLAND:.................................................................................................................................................... 28 ROUTE 3 WAVE/HORSESHOE DAM ......................................................................................................................... 29 DIAMOND ISLAND................................................................................................................................................... 32 SEWALL’S ISLAND .................................................................................................................................................. 33 BEEBEE’S ISLAND ................................................................................................................................................... 36 “FIRST THREE” RAPIDS/VETERAN’S MEMORIAL RIVERWALK ................................................................................ 39 HOLE BROTHERS .................................................................................................................................................... 40 VANDUZEE STREET................................................................................................................................................. 42 SITE SELECTION MATRIX ................................................................................................................................. 42 SITE SELECTION MATRIX NARRATIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 43 DESIGN PROCESS.................................................................................................................................................. 45 PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 47 DELANO ISLAND DAM ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Option 1: ........................................................................................................................................................... 49 Option 2: ........................................................................................................................................................... 49 Recommendations: ............................................................................................................................................ 50 HORSESHOE DAM ................................................................................................................................................... 51 Option 1: ........................................................................................................................................................... 51 2 Design Issues: ................................................................................................................................................... 52 Recommendations: ............................................................................................................................................ 53 ROUTE 3 WAVE AREA: ........................................................................................................................................... 53 Option 1: ........................................................................................................................................................... 53 Recommendations: ............................................................................................................................................ 54 DIAMOND ISLAND................................................................................................................................................... 55 Option 1: ........................................................................................................................................................... 55 Recommendations: ............................................................................................................................................ 56 SEWALL’S ISLAND .................................................................................................................................................. 56 Option 1: ........................................................................................................................................................... 57 Option 2: ........................................................................................................................................................... 57 Option 3: ........................................................................................................................................................... 58 Recommendations: ...........................................................................................................................................
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