All of this is based on a 1981 to 1983 analysis that found SARs as high as 2.8 percent and as low as 1 percent for flows above 200 kcfs. But for flows below 200 kcfs, SARs were always below 1 percent, according to Wagner. He said the 1995 BiOp set McNary flows from April 20 to June 30 at 260 kcfs and from July 1 to Aug. 31 at 200 kcfs. The draft 2000 BiOp has nearly the same objectives, with the exception that the early date for spring has been changed to April 10. The new BiOp corrects the discrepancy.
Temperatures are cooler, predation is lower, travel is faster.
There is less overall stress on fish. Let's rebuild this Mother Earth.