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The Bear River
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At 500 miles in length, the Bear River is the longest river in the western hemisphere that doesn’t flow into an ocean. Forming a giant counterclockwise loop, the Bear River is born high in northern Utah’s Uinta Mountains, and then flows north into Wyoming and Idaho before returning to Utah and emptying into Great Salt Lake. The Bear River provides roughly 60 percent of the surface water inflow in Great Salt Lake. The vast wetlands at the delta of the Bear River are protected in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Here, bird-watchers from around the world come to observe as many as 250 migratory bird species, including nearly one-third of North America’s migratory ducks.
GYC has played a major role in protecting and restoring the Bear River by actively participating in the relicensing of three dams owned by PacifiCorp – the Soda, Grace and Oneida projects. As part of the relicensing agreement, GYC and its conservation allies convinced PacifiCorp to agree to remove the 26-foot high Cove Dam in 2006. The dam removal will reconnect Bonneville cutthroat trout and other aquatic life in 29 miles of the Bear River with several important tributary streams. As part of the settlement, PacifiCorp will also dedicate $16 million towards restoring native Bonneville cutthroat trout to the Bear River watershed.
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