Salmo

You said; "The sediment accumulation is a bogyman used by some of the dam removal opponents. Reasonable estimates are that over 80% of the unstable material will be washed out of the system within the first two "normal" water years, that is, not counting drought years."

I couldn't agree with you more! Look at what has happen on the Toutle River. It's that damn retention dam that has kept the Toutle from clearing up. If they didn't have that retention dam, all the sediments would have been flushed out years ago.

Cowlitzfisherman
Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????