Low Flows Play Havoc with Sacramento River Salmon
From the Redding Record Searchlight:
“Drought conditions are taking their toll on chinook salmon in the Sacramento River this year, fisheries experts say.
“Low water releases out of Shasta and Keswick dams, coupled with less water flowing into the Sacramento River from tributaries, has eggs in hundreds of salmon nests in the river ‘high and dry,’ killing the eggs and recently hatched baby salmon.”
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