On my visit yesterday I was disappointed to find the river scoured of almost
all the normal summer vegetation. Where there would normally be acres of
yellow-flowering water willow covering the surface there was nothing. Where
large stands of gently swaying vals would normally be covering the bottom,
there was nothing but sand, gravel, and cobble. I took my dip-net with me and
where I would normally be able to get some species of darter on nearly every
try I found only one redline darter in over an hour of collecting. I did see
a few hogsuckers, chubs, and redhorses but overall it looked like a small
sample of the normal numbers and diversity.
I was just wondering if others in areas with above average precip this summer
had seen this pattern and what sort of effects you might expect from such
conditions?
Rick
Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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