Beavers Across Denali’s Hydrologic Landscape

By Tom Meier (last updated in 2011)

The most effective beaver dam that has come to my attention was built at the outlet of Wonder Lake in 1960; it raised the water level ... over 2 feet, [holding back] well over 100 million cubic feet ... of water. Adolph Murie, in "The Mammals of Denali"

Last updated: June 7, 2016