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<br />. " The other methods are 6ugge~ted only
<br />,mechanically feasIble IS the be~\h Intake is impossible, The ()11tl~t of
<br />if the installation of screens a de t so it, would provide a relatively
<br />. uld be cleane ou db' . thO
<br />Gene Reservoll' co , f fish. The absence of e rlS 10 IS reser.
<br />smooth chute for the return ~ . (7 the screen-cleaning problem. There ia
<br />voir should go far to~ards so Vill", f as Copper Basin except that it&
<br />no advantage in lettill.g fisho~to ~:ve a bottom where fish will not be
<br />outlet to the Colorad? 15 ~ep . that the fish could not be returned to
<br />stranded. It has a dIsad-.;antage m
<br />Lake Havasu itself. :
<br />and powerbo.ses. There are a num~r
<br />4 possible loss at other pumps am Si hon Drop, and on the .alI-
<br />of powerhouses (as at Parker D .' t I The intakes are Ullsereellai
<br />American Canal) and. others .~~e~~.e~r: killed going th.rough tbe tur,
<br />-eicept-f6r trashracks.. .~OSSI Y h' rrence is minimized by the non.
<br />b. es Again the possIbIlIty of suc occufi h
<br />ill . f th principal game s es. d '
<br />migratory nature 0 e lifts for irrigation and .o~esht
<br />Similarly th~re are other .E~~onstructed in the future to lrrlglltt
<br />water along the rIver. More WI T ra\-;t water. A few ~h are ~
<br />lands which can not be reached ~J wtich s~pplY Yuma with It~ dom~
<br />sionally taken through the p~p k into the river from a settling bllSln.
<br />water, but these are ftus~ed ~\een reported to the author,
<br />Fish loss at other pumps as no
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<br />, , de-ilting ba.sins at Imp,;rial
<br />FIG ", Rot.aTY scrapers in Dthe!\. Clan"ton, ~ay 1939,
<br />, Dam. Photograph by . - ' " .
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<br />. The All-American Canal IS P tl1~
<br />5 Desilting at Imper,al Dam. .' of a complex series of 51".-' ~;
<br />with a giant desilting :vorks consls~ne~ silt into collecting tl'enehes ~
<br />basins from which r?tatmg sc~~pe~ Ie , the dam. Whether or not iJ'"
<br />i es leadinO' back mto the :1-.;er e ow _ .
<br />ha~m will re~ult to fish here 18 a~ y~~ un~~~~'Gila Canal bysiUlPk-:
<br />Silt is also removed at the ea mg . d' ally This ~an ba\~
<br />tling in a basin which will be fiushed out peno IC: '.t ~n!'6
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<br />effect on fish,. . t t vet clarified, the dlret ~
<br />With the exceptIOn. of the i~~nl~w~~ Colorado has been n~o~ ~!/'l'
<br />f the -dams and dn.-ersIons on. d th amount of fislnl1"
<br />o. h; They have lDcrease e
<br />ficial to the fis er). d d 't far from its borders.
<br />along the river itself and exten e 1 ,
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<br />FISIDNG INTENSITY
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<br />howledge of the fishing intensity on the Colorado~js,:>:.~,c,~;S::
<br />~ti-ips made in early 1942. Observations made then e8.ric:"J,,';~;
<br />j)e typical of the conditions which have prevailed or will ,,~,".c~:s:i'
<br />';,'fb.e United States had jusfentered actively intothewar~" . ,
<br />vel kept away many potential fishermen from d~t- , .'
<br />":areas on the river were' closed to chiliaDs. .,' Cliri1ati:c~-';::.::::~Y:
<br />'""'iirg a portion of the time were Unfavorable for fishing,
<br />Hav&su the water was being lowered and muddied just
<br />t fishing might have been expected. In order to gauge
<br />-.-here the author has depended heavily on the observations
<br />i;'iileludin~ the State game w~rdens ~d Federal ,refuge
<br />._ .', .w~~-f.a.ct~~~~~~4.irec!:.hear!!':K.~I?1!:~ a~()unt
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<br />:t~y' b~h'JnMCated ih~- residentpopUlaiion &loi1gth~
<br />-:t:large~ Yuma, Needles, and Blythe, the three largeSt
<br />-=:ineg.:population of only 11,304, and the next largest,
<br />only 456 inhabitants. (Census of 1940-.) True,the
<br />.'. .. es':and agricultural' districtS swell this. population,
<br />'JtC:must be considered light. Over week-endsand holidays
<br />: pi<from more distant points such as the toWIIB of the
<br />'"and.the coastal cities. This may be expected to increase
<br />especially if airplane transportation becomes common~
<br />. . ,with other areas in California the total potential fishing-
<br />~'),lQt ~rge.
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<br />}';~ri.ditions render most areas accessible thr'6ughouttlie"
<br />.' ,is~me fishing, especially for catfish, at almost every point
<br />,"r.eached on the river, and some very good success can be
<br />'.>to the towns. It is a rare day, for example, when one
<br />.fishermen just across from Yuma or at Laguna Dam.
<br />me of the most popular bass fishing spots are at some
<br />,thetowns. For example, :Martinez Lake is 36 miles from
<br />'_'~over poor road) ; Needles Boat Landing is 38 miles from
<br />'. ,. ,"::~ miles from Blythe. Considered in terms of western
<br />,::diSta.nces are not great. But as has already been noted, the
<br />C.ill8.tion is not large, and the distances to large centers of
<br />-'~:.'considerable. Los ~~ngeles is 274 miles from Yuma and
<br />, '~N eedles.
<br />....ore; there are acres and acres of good fishing water-it is
<br />".:glveeven the roughest estimate-which can be considered
<br />:.~ble to the fishermen. There are no roads leading close
<br />lJi.ese; in other cases the roads which do lead there are almost
<br />,9.f:,:thename. The current of the main stream is strong and
<br />"~~'We~ful motor for a boat to progress against it. Many
<br />. "<,bereached only by water and they are often so hidden
<br />;~:::experienced man to find them. Only an airplane view
<br />- .1 conception of the extent of available water areas.
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