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COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN - DAMS AND SALMON

River Operations for Fish

Hydropower operations can be modified to improve in-river migration conditions for fish. During the juvenile fish migration seasons, from late March until fall, flows in the river are augmented, and water is spilled at the dams, to aid juvenile migration.


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