WARNING! Lewiston Dam Release to Drastically Increase Water Flow on the Trinity River This Week
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 schedu...
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