Low flows on Dolores River will hurt fish

Low flows on Dolores River will hurt fish
Durango, Colorado
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Poor snowpack reduces release from McPhee
Sunday, April 18, 2021 9:50 AM
Fish on the Lower Dolores River below McPhee Dam will suffer from low flows this year because of the drought and poor snowpack. In this 2013 file photo, the river is running at about 10 cubic feet per second.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal file
A fisherman with his dog practices social distancing on the Dolores River below McPhee Dam last year.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal file
Colorado Parks and Wildlife fish biologists conduct yearly fish counts on the Lower Dolores River. The ongoing drought is hurting fish habitat.

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