Bear River Survey
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1. Black Canyon of the Bear Survey

 
This survey was designed by American Whitewater volunteers and staff. All questions refer to the Class IV(V) Black Canyon of the Bear River, located between the Grave Dam and the Grace Powerhouse, near Grace Idaho.

1. Please share your contact info with us so we can follow up if we have additional questions. We will not use this information in any other way.

2. On how many days did you paddle the Black Canyon in 2008?

3. On how many days have you paddled the Black Canyon prior to 2008?

4. Do you plan on paddling the Black Canyon in future years?

5. What do you consider the optimal flow for you on the Black Canyon? As a reminder, the April 20th & June 1 releases in 2008 were approx 900cfs, and the July 12 & 13 were approximately 1200 cfs.

6. What is the lowest flow that you would travel to the Black Canyon to paddle?

7. Above what flow would you not travel to the Black Canyon to paddle because it is too high?

8. Do you think with more experience paddling the Black Canyon you would want more or less flow then your ideal flow above?

9. If the Black Canyon ran at desirable flows on 16 weekend days between April 1 through July 15, on how many of those days do you think you would paddle Black Canyon in a typical year?

10. If you had to schedule Black Canyon releases, what percentage would you schedule to occur on 2 consecutive days (as opposed to 1-day releases)

11. How important do you think it is to provide releases at a diverse range of flows on the Black Canyon throughout the season?

12. Please rank the following months, regarding when you prefer to have releases on the Black Canyon, with Row 1 being your most preferred month and Row 4 being your least preferred month.

 AprilMayJuneJuly
1
2
3
4

13. There are two types of potential releases on the Black Canyon: 1) "unscheduled releases" which are based on inflow triggers and are predicted 1-5 days in advance, and 2) scheduled releases that are planned months in advance. Please select the comparison that best reflects your opinion of these two types of releases, as though you had to trade one type of release for the other.

14. Any additional thoughts?