Here is what Cal Trout is asking for on the McCloud. They want base flows to be measured from the dam, not further down river. They want base flows from the dam to be 150 cfs. Currently, base flows are measured at Ah Di Nah and so if Hawkins Creek is raging, they can and do cut flows from the dam to as low as 40 cfs. If they control from the dam, it will end the fluctuations on the Dam-Ash Camp stretch that happen right about the time the fish are spawning.
That's not white water flows, but some folks won't believe that and there is no evidence that would ever convince them otherwise.
c'est la vie.
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