Save the Deschutes

[dillon]

https://vimeo.com/201333440

 

[rockriver]

Has this been occurring since 2009?

 

[mcnerney]

Wow, that was sad to see the lower Deschutes deteriorate like that!

 

[scoutm]

what I'm I missing? I don't see anything...not post no links?

 

[dillon]

Scoutm,
I posted a video in the op. Here is a link to it: https://vimeo.com/user57213378

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Has this been occurring since 2009?

Yes, PGE has stubbornly refused to change it's warm water release regimes. Although, river studies by DRA have clearly documented negative changes in the river chemistry and environment effecting steelhead and trout . There is lots of info on the DRA website.

 

[scoutm]

Scoutm,
I posted a video in the op. Here is a link to it: https://vimeo.com/user57213378

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Yes, PGE has stubbornly refused to change it's warm water release regimes. Although, river studies by DRA have clearly documented negative changes in the river chemistry and environment effecting steelhead and trout . There is lots of info on the DRA website.

looks like my office is blocking vimeo....thats really sucks

 

[thehunnydohandyman]

That was very informative, and I hope worked out correctly in the end, as I hate seeing GOD'S creation that way.

 

[scoutm]

In the shadow of bad new there is some good news....unfortunately, if they don't address the problems in the first(lower) 100 miles all the work these fine people are doing in the head waters will all be for not.

[ame="https://youtu.be/uRz2Tei7eqM"]https://youtu.be/uRz2Tei7eqM[/ame]

 

[dillon]

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-round-butte-dam-deq-pge-lower-deschutes-water-quality/

Here is a pretty good article for anyone that is interested in this national treasure. It explains why PGE is filing a lawsuit against PGE, the owner of the dams.

 

[dillon]

https://vimeo.com/203075790

This is the entire video if anyone is interested. Only the trailer was in my op.

 

[scoutm]

https://vimeo.com/203075790

This is the entire video if anyone is interested. Only the trailer was in my op.

Thanks for posting.

Do you know of any efforts to being taken to address the water quality of the lake. Is the nutrient load so high due to agricultural run off? I know the upper Deschutes and the Metolius are pretty clean but how about the Crooked? The water quality they showed below the dam kind of looks like the Crooked river water.

 

[dillon]

Thanks for posting.

Do you know of any efforts to being taken to address the water quality of the lake. Is the nutrient load so high due to agricultural run off? I know the upper Deschutes and the Metolius are pretty clean but how about the Crooked? The water quality they showed below the dam kind of looks like the Crooked river water.

The Crooked river water is the problem as it is the warmest water and lowest water quality as a result of agricultural runoff. Nothing is being done about it to my knowledge. Here is a link to a water quality study in the lake.
http://images.wolfpk.com/deschutesriveralliance/pdf/2015DRAWaterQualityReport.pdf

 

[winxp_man]

So sad to see this happening to such a great river!!!! :shocking: