Tap Shoot Falls EarthCache
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I came across Tap Shoot Falls on a recent trip to East Bull Lake in July 2010. I was taken by the beauty this site offers and decided to share it with other cachers.
While I was at the Falls, I observed how the rock had been eroded by the river. Further investigation found the following about erosion with rock and water or ice:
In streams, water is a very powerful erosional agent. The faster water moves in streams the larger objects it can pick up and transport. This is known as CRITICAL EROSION VELOCITY. Fine sand can be moved by streams flowing as slowly as three-quarters of a mile per hour.
The water of streams can erode in three different places: 1) LATRAL EROSION erodes the sediment on the sides of the stream channel, 2) DOWN CUTTING erodes the streambed deeper, and 3) HEADWARD EROSION erodes the channel upslope.
The erosive power of moving ice is actually a bit greater than the power of water but since water is much more common, it is responsible for a greater amount of erosion on the earth's surface.
Glaciers can perform to erosive functions - they pluck and abrade. Plucking takes place by water entering cracks under the glacier, freezing, and breaking off pieces of rock that and are then transported by the glacier. Abrasion cuts into the rock under the glacier, scooping rock up like a bulldozer and smoothing and polishing the rock surface.
(Information was written by Matt Rosenberg, Geography Guide)
To log this cache you must do the following:
1) On the rocks towards the bottom of the Falls it is possible to see how much the water has gone down over the years. Take a measurement from the mark down to the water level and email me the results.
2) Try to guesstimate the speed that the water is traveling and the volume of water that is going down the fastest section of the Falls. How much sediment can be carried in this section of water and how much erosion is occurring every year.
3) Take a picture yourself or your GPSR at Tap Shouts and attach it to your log.
This area is all Crown land as is most of the land up the 553 and 810.
To get to the Falls head north out of Massey and go up the 553. Be sure to be fueled up before heading out. You will pass East Bull Lake about 32 km up the road (there is a big white garage with red trim on the west side of the road). You can stop here for a coffee. At this point, the road turns into the 810 and you are
about another 30 minutes to the Falls. The turn off for the Falls is at 46 32.822, 82 10.044. It is a turn off that can be easily overlooked. From here you can hear the Falls.
For anyone who has not traveled the 553, it is different then anything I have experienced. It winds and turns, goes up and down and will test your ability as a driver. The biggest issue is that the forest comes right up to the edge so it is hard to see around the corners. There are also logging trucks going in and out as well as local traffic. Cell phones don’t work out that far.
I would also recommend bringing a rod or camping gear and spend the night. There are several spots along the road to set up a small camp or toss a line in.
When I visited the Falls in July 2010, I was able to walk across them with no issues (except the main channel on the west side). To get the pictures, you do not need to venture out across the falls. Whether you choose to or not you do so at your own risk. Please use your best judgment if you decide to venture out.
I hope you enjoy it.
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