Even minor small dams change the water chemistry, flow of nutrients, and deposition of sediment. A stream is a living flowing blood vessel of the earth. Put a dam or minor man-made structure in there and there will be a change. Such as a blood clot in a blood vessel. The change might not seem great to us, but it is for the creatures that live in the water.
the reason why mission creek was made like that is because over time the river sides got wider and shallow, naturally destroying the spawning cycle,
but special spawning ducts/lanes a little bit like a spawning latter had bin built to allow spawning fish to make it up river with ease i bet it helps out when the creek is really dry from hot summers.
@BuschTukkerMan Thx, NO...bu the time they make it up the rivers, they get banged around on rocks so much that it's like a tenderizer...although bears seem to like it and eat lots to fatten up and make it through the winter.
Even minor small dams change the water chemistry, flow of nutrients, and deposition of sediment. A stream is a living flowing blood vessel of the earth. Put a dam or minor man-made structure in there and there will be a change. Such as a blood clot in a blood vessel. The change might not seem great to us, but it is for the creatures that live in the water.
salmondiver101 6 months ago
the reason why mission creek was made like that is because over time the river sides got wider and shallow, naturally destroying the spawning cycle,
but special spawning ducts/lanes a little bit like a spawning latter had bin built to allow spawning fish to make it up river with ease i bet it helps out when the creek is really dry from hot summers.
MrGrundy65 7 months ago
Awsome video again Cindy & Joe:)
Those salmons look so beautiful and red.
They are probably taste very good, yumie ahaa:)
BuschTukkerMan 1 year ago
@BuschTukkerMan Thx, NO...bu the time they make it up the rivers, they get banged around on rocks so much that it's like a tenderizer...although bears seem to like it and eat lots to fatten up and make it through the winter.
JCVdude 1 year ago