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Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish

Federal officials said Thursday they will not release cool water this year from one of the Colorado River's major reservoirs, which would have protected a threatened native fish downstream but put more strain on already struggling hydropower production.

Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish
Image: Phys.org
Federal officials said Thursday they will not release cool water this year from one of the Colorado River's major reservoirs, which would have protected a threatened native fish downstream but put more strain on already struggling hydropower production.

Originally published at Phys.org

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