Crooked River at 1,550 cfs

I went to Bowman Dan today to take a look. I’ve seen the Crooked higher, but this is pretty impressive. At 1,550 cfs there is a possibility of gas bubble disease being introduced. Flows need to be higher for it to be a real problem, but not much higher. The fish below the dam are having some bad luck. Here’s a video:

Here’s what it looked like at Opal Springs this morning, very near where the Crooked River flows into Lake Billy Chinook.