The Trinity River. | Reader submitted photo
The largest water release of the season is scheduled to happen at the Lewiston Dam on Wednesday, bringing a surge of cold, treacherous water to the Trinity River.
The release is a response to the “Critically Dry” Water Year forecasted for the Trinity River by the California Department of Water Resources based on recorded natural flow volume at the Lewiston Dam, the Trinity River Restoration Program reports. These “restoration flows” are done to prevent the further decline of the river’s salmon and steelhead populations.
A graphic of scheduled Trinity River flows | Trinity River Restoration Program.
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Posted By Kimberly Wear@kimberly wear on Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 12:50 PM click to enlarge The Trinity River. Restoration flows will begin tomorrow, April 16, on the Trinity River to help improve conditions after another critically dry water year. A flow schedule based on the expected amount of water available to support salmon restoration efforts on the Trinity River is brought forward by the Trinity Management Council each year.
This week s two-day schedule is slated to increase daily average flows from 300 cubic feet per second to 1,300 cubic feet per second. That means rising and swifter water at a time when the rivers are already running high and cold. Earlier this month, the Humboldt County Sheriff s Office and area residents rescued three swimmers who became stranded on a rock in the Trinity River at a day use area in Willow