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Old 02-06-2019, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rainy_day View Post
We can go over it again but if the water is restricted from going into the marsh. The whole Eco system suffers.

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We've looked for evidence of this in our 8 year study and found that the opposite is actually true, at least within the ranges of restriction that are currently in place.

Flow between the lake and marsh is never completely restricted but varies from 20-80% restriction based on salinity measurements and tidal conditions. At least within those ranges, more restriction of flow is well correlated with higher fish condition.

All the evidence suggests that the weirs are well managed from the viewpoint of keeping Big Lake fisheries in good shape.
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