The serenity of Yellowstone Lake glows%2C as John Taliaferro writes%2C as %26quot%3Ba diadem.%26quot%3B But if private water developers in Idaho and Montana had had their way%2C this liquid centerpiece of Yellowstone would have been flooded under thanks to a dam built at the point where the Yellowstone River begins its flow toward Hayden Valley and an eventual tumble into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. George Bird Grinnell played a crucial role in marshaling resistance. Had the dam been built%2C many favorite areas along the lake%2C including shoreside geysers%2C and important wildlife habitat%2C would have been submerged.  Photo courtesy Neal Herbert%252FNPS
The serenity of Yellowstone Lake glows%2C as John Taliaferro writes%2C as %26quot%3Ba diadem.%26quot%3B But if private water developers in Idaho and Montana had had their way%2C this liquid centerpiece of Yellowstone would have been flooded under thanks to a dam built at the point where the Yellowstone River begins its flow toward Hayden Valley and an eventual tumble into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. George Bird Grinnell played a crucial role in marshaling resistance. Had the dam been built%2C many favorite areas along the lake%2C including shoreside geysers%2C and important wildlife habitat%2C would have been submerged. Photo courtesy Neal Herbert%252FNPS