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December 16, 2019
Stave River, BC Run of River Hydropower Changes with Glacier Retreat
Stave Glacier area in 1992 and 2019 Landsat images illustrating the loss of glacier area. Red arrows indicate 1992 terminus location, yellow arrow 2019 terminus location, Point 1-3 are proglacial lake that are evolving, P=Piluk Glacier and S=Stave Glacier. Stave River drains into Stave Lake and has a 40 km length above the lake. The basin has a glaciated area of 32 km2. The basin above Stave Lake has two …
December 10, 2012
Stave Glacier Retreat, British Columbia
Stave Glacier is a six kilometer long valley glacier in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia. It is at the headwaters of Stave Lake which is the part of the 205 MW Stave Lake-Hayward Reservoir-Ruskin Dam Hydropower facility. This glacier has retreated at a rate of 100 meters per year from 1996 to 2012. The dams do not have fish passages severely affecting the salmon. Koch et al (2009) in their …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.