Show New dam take in-take to warm UD up water Utah ot Wildlife Resources Fisheries personnel are eagerly awaiting the modification of the Flaming Gorge Dam water in take system according to Rod Stone assistant chief of Fisheries We are anxious for construction construction construction con con- to begin i so hopefully hopefully hopefully hope hope- fully we can begin to rebuild a fisheries program in the Green River like we had in the early Stone said PRESENT intake of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir comes from the deeper elevations of the reservoir where water temperatures are quite cold The proposed changes in the system were conceived by the Division of Wildlife Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation after fisheries research indicated the cold water was hindering fisheries potential of the Green River below the dam Following construction of the dam in 1963 the river demonstrated its potential for Cor fish production As the reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir filled and the colder deeper water was released through the dams dam's turbines fish production In in the the river ver went nt I down REGIONAL Director of the Bureau of Reclamation in Salt Lake David Crandall agreed with Division administrators that the Green River was very valuable to both wildlife and fisheries within the rivers river's influence area Both agencies worked for tor the needed changes II I The modifications will permit water to be drawn from different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent levels of ot the reservoir drawing waters of varying temperatures Because of this difference the temperature of ot the water being released into the river will be controlled and will be more suitable to producing and maintaining fish In the river |