Fishbreath,

The turbidity of the Baker has been exacerbated by mass wasting on Miner's Creek, a tributary of Lake Shannon, the reservoir behind lower Baker Dam. The mass wasting is a result of logging action that occured on Burpee Hill around 10 or so years ago. Every time there is a major flood, the slide fills Lake Shannon with mud that can take months to run through the system, even though the water throughput at lower Baker Dam would more than totally refill that reservoir. Thank your local DNR who approved logging those unstable slopes on Burpee Hill. Hard to say how many more years of this effect we're in for.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.