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Klamath River Flows Spiking Wednesday

By Tom Chandler 2/8/2011

This just in from CalTrout - Klamath River Flows [Ed: just below Iron Gate dam] will see a significant spike tomorrow (Wednesday).

And it turns out, it's maybe for a good cause (ridding salmon of parasites):

Flows will rise from from base of 1600 cfs to 5000 cfs and back to 1600 cfs between noon and midnight Wednesday. These flows are designed to flush fine sediments that harbor polycheate worms"”the intermediate hosts for fish parasites such as Ceratomyxa shasta. As most of you are aware, a large percentage of outmigrating juvenile salmon are infected with parasites which can be lethal.

This flow change is a result of the Klamath Settlement Agreements and in particular the ability to more flexibly manage the river.
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Tom Chandler

As the author of the decade leading fly fishing blog Trout Underground, Tom believes that fishing is not about measuring the experience but instead of about having fun. As a staunch environmentalist, he brings to the Yobi Community thought leadership on environmental and access issues facing us today.

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Supposed to fish the section below Iron Gate Dam on Saturday....any idea on how long it takes for the river to "fish" again after such change?
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Thanks for clarifying this. I mistakenly edited out the "below Iron Gate dam" bit.
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You are looking at the gauge at the river's mouth. The flows above are referencing the gauge at Iron Gate Dam. By the way, due to travel times this pulse of water will reach the Seiad gauge around 24 hrs after spiking at Iron Gate. This pulse will reach the Orleans Gauge approximately 24 hours after that. So, if you plan to be out on the river Thursday, Friday, or even Saturday down towards the mouth, ... more be prepared for a potentially rapid rise in river level.
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Ummmm where yo getting your info on cfs flow from Most recent instantaneous value: 12,600 02-09-2011 08:30 PST
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