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The Big Flush
Posted 08-13-2008 at 01:33 PM by yatahey
From the Colorado Division of Natural Resources Aug 12, 2008:
South Platte River, Deckers area - With Cheesman Reservoir still spilling, Tuesday's flow was 368 cfs and the river was very clear. That will change on Monday, when flows will be hiked to around 800 cfs for a week.
This flow increase is being done to lower the water height at Cheeseman Lake to allow for repairs to the dam.
The powers that be have decided to discharge this water in an attempt to flush remaining soot and ash and redistribute sediment from the river left by erosion after the Hayman fire (2006).
According to Jeff Spohn (biologist for the South Platte district): "The recovery of size & populations in the proposed section has still not reached pre-Hayman statistics after 6 years and major re-stockings - we are still not seeing the "Young of the Year" we did before the fire & the big trout will help supply them."
A similar flush took place this spring with flows reaching over 900cfs for several days. After the flush CDOW biologists mapped and took measurements of sediment redistribution.
Hopefully the effort will be a success.
South Platte River, Deckers area - With Cheesman Reservoir still spilling, Tuesday's flow was 368 cfs and the river was very clear. That will change on Monday, when flows will be hiked to around 800 cfs for a week.
This flow increase is being done to lower the water height at Cheeseman Lake to allow for repairs to the dam.
The powers that be have decided to discharge this water in an attempt to flush remaining soot and ash and redistribute sediment from the river left by erosion after the Hayman fire (2006).
According to Jeff Spohn (biologist for the South Platte district): "The recovery of size & populations in the proposed section has still not reached pre-Hayman statistics after 6 years and major re-stockings - we are still not seeing the "Young of the Year" we did before the fire & the big trout will help supply them."
A similar flush took place this spring with flows reaching over 900cfs for several days. After the flush CDOW biologists mapped and took measurements of sediment redistribution.
Hopefully the effort will be a success.
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