cyanatic said:
the Touhy and Devon dams are fairly low. I wonder what impact the dam removal (Touhy and #4 specifically) will have on the fishing upstream from those locations
On the DPR, dam #3 and 4 were originally built as 2 foot dam's, Dams #1 and 2 were originally 4 foot dams (till removed). All the rest north were originally 2 foot dams( since removed). I think one of them was a weir dam. All of them have lost up to a foot over time from silt and time. The biggest is way south ,15 feet? Aux pleins?
Never studied the Fox's dams, or Salt creeks. Is that the only dam on the Salt between Busse and the former Riverside?
cyanatic said:
No idea what the costs are to remove a dam
Can't image it SHOULD cost that much. Clear a path, Prep the ground for heavy equipment, Wait for low water, Rip out a small section, Let the water level fall. Tear out the rest with an excavator, Haul it to trucks, Finishing touches, Done. Could do it in a week, weather permitting.
But our elected and un-elected " officials" some how triple, quadruple, and more, the costs. Ill inois.
mike son said:
It'll be interesting to see how Graue Mill plays out
It will lower the water equal to the height of the dam for quite some distance north based on the gradient of the river. Holes that were deep enough to hold fish might not be. It will shrink the width, though not buy much depending on the steepness of the banks, and it will speed up the flow without question. Downstream won't change much , But will be faster from then on
As Skifish said they'll most likely be less weeds. Faster CFS, especially during high water will see to tha. But that will take some of the man made muck and silt away too over time, back to the natural river bed.
The fishing? If there are some deeper (relative) holes or spots, they'll still be there,. At least they are in my stretch. As Aux Pleins has said more species will move up the river. The smallies seem new, but I suspect they were there. Not hard to get over a low-head dam.
Till I catch or see a Busse walleye (besides Marcus's dpr monster) or Ski there I'm not sold yet. Great for flood mitigation and nature though.
Wish they did #3 and #4 in 2014 and stalled on #1 and #2 instead till now. Might have got my 30+. :wink: :lol:
Hatchetman said:
why the hell did they put dams on these tiny rivers to begin with?
For fishing and recreation.
cyanatic said:
I've never heard of (or seen) anyone fishing the NB
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JasonN used to.