[yankeedame]

"The humpback chub, Gila cypha, is a rare minnow native to the upper Colorado River system. Humpback chub originally thrived in the fast, deep, white-water areas of the Colorado River and its major tributaries, but flow alterations, which have changed the turbidity, volume, current speed, and temperature of the water in those rivers, have had significant negative impacts on the species. In fact, humpback chub in Utah are now confined to a few white-water areas in the Colorado, Green, and White Rivers. Because of the severe declines in humpback chub numbers and distribution, the species is Federally listed as endangered.

"Humpback chub primarily eat insects and other invertebrates, but algae and fishes are occasionally consumed. The species spawns during the spring and summer in shallow, backwater areas with cobble substrate. Young humpback chub remain in these slow, shallow, turbid habitats until they are large enough to move into white-water areas."

Source:Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

[ican'tbelieveit]

But some believe the flood could harm sensitive areas.

I love it when environmentalists fight.

[thackney]

bypass the dam's hydroelectric plant

I wonder how much coal will be burned to replace the energy this would have generated and added to the grid.

[Past Your Eyes]

When I was at the Hoover Dam last April, the water was way low. At least this year, there should be a lot of snow in the mtns to melt and help alleviate some of the drought problems.

[YOUGOTIT]

And how many animals did it kill? How many fish were removed from their locations and killed? How many people will be without water due to the actions of a bunch of idiots?

[deuteronlmy232]

this must make the folks in drought stricken Georgia feel good. water water every where for fish, but not a drop for agriculture or people.

[Sig Sauer P220]

I suspect they’re filling up Lake Mead, in order to keep the Las Vegas water fountains going. Follow the money.

[oldm60grunt]

Three million years.

That is an OLD fish!

[PeterPrinciple]

“The humpback chub, Gila cypha, is a rare minnow native to the upper Colorado River system. Humpback chub originally thrived in the fast, deep, white-water areas of the Colorado River

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genius idea. Give 60 hours of fast water to this fish and then cut back the flow for the rest of the year so that the total flow is equal. If it is having a hard time now, how will it be the rest of the year under reduced water flow. Can you think of a faster way to kill of this fish than to reduce water flow it needs to survive?

But we DID something and NOW we can FEEL BETTER.............

[sergeantdave]

We’ve seen this before.

The water release washes away the fish onto dry land or into isolated ponds and teams of federal bureaucrat clods are sent out to find the fish. They never do find the fish, of course, because the fish were picked up and eaten by birds.