Third Time A Charm?: Another Libby Dam Release (Double-Peak) Strategy To Be Employed For Sturgeon

Flows sent down from northwest Montana’s Libby Dam with the intent of benefiting endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon will take a new shape this year in an ongoing attempt to lure the big beasts away from badly functioning spawning areas and onto gravelly river bottoms believed to be prime habitat for reproduction.

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