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Grand Canyon flood paid off, temporarily

Posted by: Maven on February 3, 2010 at 6:23 am

From Arizona Republic reporter Shawn McKinnon at the Waterblogged blog:

“An experimental flood of the Grand Canyon nearly two years ago helped rebuild sandy beaches and fish habitat, slowed the spread of invasive plants and stirred up food for the trout upstream on the Colorado River.

But the gains in managing the river and its ecosystem
will remain short-lived without another similar flood and another one after that, scientists said Tuesday.

“What we saw was a direct benefit to resources,” said Ted Melis, deputy chief of the U.S. Geological Survey Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. “The hope is that all of that information will be considered as variables in long-term planning. The over-arching, long term questions can only be answered by a repeating of flows over time.” … “

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February 3, 2010 · Filed Under Colorado River & the Southwest

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