Water Flow

ColoradoRob · Member

Water Flow

DrDan · Administrator

Welcome,

These flows are definitely high earlier than usual. Usual flows are 70-80s For this time of year. What I have noted over the past couple years is relatively higher releases earlier.

Higher flows allow the fish to spread out but they can aren't as spooky. A bit of give and take.

-- Edited by drdan on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 07:20:08 PM

SK60 · Senior Member

Water is "gray" this time of year-lots of rotting dead weed growth. Flows are strictly a result of SID farming customers needing water. SCWA has kept the flows at 100 last year and this to protect spawning fish. Not that many years ago flows were as low as 15 cfs part of the winter during winter spawn. Thank you SCWA.

DrDan · Administrator

I fished the creek today. Flows 350+ and very difficult. No success. Lots of veg in the water. Come on rain!

softhacklepull · Newbie

Flows are way up. Usually not this high until much later. Poor redds are being blasted.

Rossflyguy · Senior Member

I don't think the redds well be blasted. Fish spawn in other rivers where it's running well above 1000 cfs. If anything this will keep the pressure off the fish and restrict oblivious people from walking all over redds.

SK60 · Senior Member

Agree RossFG, the current may be less affected right above the gravel and the low gradient in the flow through the spawning sections also helps reduce the increase in flow rates over the beds. That said, 350 certainly may not be optimal on such a small stream.