River Managers Bump Up Lower Granite Tailwater Temps A Bit To Save Cooler Dworshak Water For Coming Chinook, Steelhead
After proposing numerous measures aimed at cooling Lower Granite Dam tailwater temperature to aid salmon and steelhead passage, hydro and fisheries managers agreed this week to a measure that would actually heat the tailwater by as much as 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit for the next few weeks.