Re: Removin' them damn dams

There are also "lake" salmon. IIRC, my dad used to catch Kokonee (sp?) salmon in the Sacramento
River near Dunsmuir if we took our vacation late enough in the summer, and Dunsmuir is well above
Shasta Dam - which I believe had/has no fish ladders.

The Gunnison flows into the Colorado, which was blocked by Hoover/Boulder Dam many years ago, and by a few more damn dams since. They're basically just big silt filters, and will fill up eventually.   But - as we're learning right here in Ventura County with Matilija Dam, what do you do with the dam(n) silt that has built up behind them for dozens and dozens of years?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2010 07:50PM by Russo Loco.