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• 1 2018-08-14T17:52:26-07:00 A modern view of Ohi:yo' in Winter 2 During the winter, Ohi:yo' returns to its natural boundaries (seen here). In places, Ohi:yo' is not naturally a very wide river. In springtime, the areas seen here covered in snow extending to the hills will be covered in water as the reservoir fills. media/SNHS-002.jpg plain 2018-08-14T17:57:10-07:00 Seneca Nation Health System- Environmental Health Unit 2018-08-11 stillimage SNHS-002 independent sovereign nations, native peoples reservations, rivers, riverbanks, banks (landform), hills, mountain ranges Seneca-Iroquois National Museum eng During the winter, Ohi:yo' returns to its natural boundaries (seen here). In places, Ohi:yo' is not naturally a very wide river. In springtime, the areas seen here covered in snow extending to the hills will be covered in water as the reservoir fills. 42.052887333333,-78.89609875 electronic image/jpeg born digital Record has been transformed into MODS from the original accession record. Metadata originally created in a locally modified version of qualified Dublin Core. languageOfCataloging authority = "iso639-2b"; dcTerm:language recordCreation Date encoding = "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:date subject authority = "aat"; dcTerm:subject subject authority = "tgn"; dcTerm:coverage dateCreated encoding= "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:temporal New York (state), Cattaraugus (county), Allegany Reservation, Allegany (county), Allegany River, Kinzua Reservoir (reservoir), Watershed Resources Working Group (publisher) Seneca Nation Health System Shannon Seneca (photographer) This record was created by Dana Reijerkerk. 1 photograph 2017-10-10
• 1 2018-08-16T15:29:15-07:00 Highbanks Campground with Sign 2 Photograph of Highbanks Campground during the winter draw down. The water levels of Ohi:yo' have lowered, exposing part of the shoreline across the river. media/SNHS-022.jpg plain 2018-08-16T15:40:41-07:00 Seneca Nation Health System- Environmental Health Unit 2018-08-16 stillimage SNHS-022 rivers, erosion, topography (attribute), independent sovereign nations Seneca-Iroquois National Museum eng Photograph of Highbanks Campground during the winter draw down. The water levels of Ohi:yo' have lowered, exposing part of the shoreline across the river. 42.052822305556,-78.896227277778 born digital electronic image/jpeg Record has been transformed into MODS from the original accession record. Metadata originally created in a locally modified version of qualified Dublin Core. languageOfCataloging authority = "iso639-2b"; dcTerm:language recordCreation Date encoding = "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:date subject authority = "aat"; dcTerm:subject subject authority = "tgn"; dcTerm:coverage dateCreated encoding= "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:temporal New York (state), Cattaraugus (county), Allegany Reservation, Allegany River, Kinzua Reservoir (reservoir) This record was created by Dana Reijerkerk. Watershed Resources Working Group (publisher) Shannon Seneca (photographer) 1 photograph 2017-10-10
• 1 2018-07-26T18:03:50-07:00 The Reservoir During Winter Draw down 2 As part of the many restoration projects the Nation is involved in, the Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department creates artificial habitat to provide the needed environment for fry and young of year fish, such as the Walleye, shelter and food come summer when this portion of the Allegany Reservoir is once again underwater. The artificial habitat shown here is made from recycled vinyl siding ranging from one and a half (1.5) feet to three (3) feet in height, which is done to provide a more diverse artificial environment. media/FWD-003v2.jpg meta 2018-08-03T16:31:49-07:00 Seneca Nation Fish & Wildlife Department 2018-07-17 stillimage FWD-003 banks (landforms), rivers, erosion, independent sovereign nations, native peoples reservations, flood dams, gravity dams, rolled-fill dams Seneca-Iroquois National Museum eng Seneca Nation of Indian land within the Allegany Territory that was inundated with the construction of the Allegany Reservoir is only underwater for part of the year. Come Fall of every year, much of the bottom of the Reservoir has begun to dry up as the water reserves are lowered at the discretion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This seasonal lowering and emptying of the water reserves held within the Reservoir leaves the land exposed and unprotected to weather elements, which in combination with the water fluctuations throughout the year, expediates the erosion of the shorelines and banks of Ohi:yo'. In addition, this annual exposure to the weather makes it difficult for natural vegetation to grow, which acts as a barrier to erosion, which creates an aesthetically barren landscape during low and no water seasons. As part of the many restoration projects the Nation is involved in, the Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department creates artificial habitat to provide the needed environment for fry and young of year fish, such as the Walleye, shelter and food come summer when this portion of the Allegany Reservoir is once again underwater. The artificial habitat shown here is made from recycled vinyl siding ranging from one and a half (1.5) feet to three (3) feet in height, which is done to provide a more diverse artificial environment. electronic image/jpeg born digital Record has been transformed into MODS from the original accession record. Metadata originally created in a locally modified version of qualified Dublin Core. dateCreated encoding= "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:temporal subject authority = "tgn"; dcTerm:coverage subject authority = "aat"; dcTerm:subject recordCreation Date encoding = "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:date languageOfCataloging authority = "iso639-2b"; dcTerm:language Allegany Reservation, Allegany (county), Kinzua Reservoir (reservoir) This record was created by Dana Reijerkerk. Shane Titus 1 photograph 2016-03-21
• 1 2018-08-15T13:16:15-07:00 The Altered Shoreline Affects Vegetation Along Ohi:yo' 1 The Allegany Reservoir placed water where it was not naturally made to be. Seen in the photograph is the man-made "shoreline" of the reservoir. The water levels in some areas come up to the trunks of trees and threaten to cover the natural vegetation that is still there. media/SNHS-009.jpg plain 2018-08-15T13:16:29-07:00 Seneca Nation Health System- Environmental Health Unit 2018-08-11 stillimage SNHS-009 independent sovereign nations, native peoples reservations, rivers, riverbanks, banks (landforms) Seneca-Iroquois National Museum eng The Allegany Reservoir placed water where it was not naturally made to be. Seen in the photograph is the man-made "shoreline" of the reservoir. The water levels in some areas come up to the trunks of trees and threaten to cover the natural vegetation that is still there. 42.103323277778,-78.806583888889 born digital image/jpeg electronic Record has been transformed into MODS from the original accession record. Metadata originally created in a locally modified version of qualified Dublin Core. languageOfCataloging authority = "iso639-2b"; dcTerm:language recordCreation Date encoding = "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:date subject authority = "aat"; dcTerm:subject subject authority = "tgn"; dcTerm:coverage dateCreated encoding= "w3cdtf"; dcTerm:temporal New York (state), Cattaraugus (county), Allegany Reservation, Allegany (county), Allegany River, Kinzua Reservoir (reservoir), This record was created by Dana Reijerkerk. Watershed Resources Working Group (publisher) Shannon Seneca (photographer) Seneca Nation Health System 1 photograph 2017-05-03
• 1 2018-08-15T13:42:42-07:00 View of the Reservoir's Shoreline 1 Sediment that has been accumulating along the bottom of the reservoir can been seen to the right. media/SNHS-015.jpg plain 2018-08-15T13:42:43-07:00 42.052671666667,-78.8958105
• 1 2018-08-15T14:02:41-07:00 Lowbanks 1 Evidence of our communities that were inundated can still be seen within the reservoir. In some areas of the reservoir our roads and house foundations can still be seen in times of low water levels and in Winter when the reservoir on our land is empty. Pictured in this photo is a washed-out road (center) and Japanese knot weed, an invasive plant species (bottom left). media/SNHS-017-v3.jpg plain 2018-08-15T14:02:44-07:00