Grand Canyon Flush

[Trav]

The government is flooding the Grand Canyon in hopes that they can rebuild sandbars that have over the years eroded away.

Is it as simple as they put it on the news?

I bet Mr. Agnew might have a thought or two on this topic.

[Chief Grey Bear]

I thought I first heard about this happening a few years ago. It was a success and I thought it was supposed to be happening every spring

[taxidermist]

This is the thrid time I can remember the flush. seems like 1996 and maybe 2000? Just wonder what it will do to the fish, thats a lot of water. It probabley something that shoyld be done at every dam once in awhile.

[KATroutman13]

It has worked in the past, no reason to think it would not work this time. They did this in 1996 and 2004.

[Trav]

I wasnt aware they had done it before.

Just a little something I saw on the news

[Daddy Carp]

Keep your eyes open boys! I think Taney is getting a pretty good "flush" right now. As fast as the water was moving at Beaver Creek on Bull Shoals Thursday and as high as it was, it may be getting a good flush too. They were talking that it may rise another 11' before it tapers off. As fast as that water was moving, we'll probably have to go to Theodosia and get our fish back!

[Trav]

no doubt DC,

Can I carpool with you to get our fish back? Haha

[Daddy Carp]

Hey Trav, Here are some pics I took last Thurs. from the road above the boat-launch parking lot at Beaver Creek Marina. The Marina was about 100 yds. out from shore!

[Trav]

DC

I hear its going to get worse. I guess they are clearing everything out of Shadow Rock Park in preparation.

[Daddy Carp]

Last week when I was down at Beaver Creek Marina, the guy who runs it said they expected another 11' of rise. He lost his gas tank and was trying to tie off the docks and maintain. With all the septics, trash piles, fuel & chem. storages that have been wiped out, I think I would do "catch & throw-away" NOT "keep & eat" at this point in time.