River Managers Reject Request To Raise Lower Granite Pool To Aid Barge Loading At Clarkston Port; Concerns About Temperature Impacts To Salmon

With wheat harvest in full swing, the Lewis-Clark Terminal on the lower Snake River at the Port of Clarkston is having difficulties loading barges due to shallow water as the result of sediment buildup at the facilities. On Wednesday, the port requested that river operators raise the Lower Granite Dam reservoir up to a foot-and-a- half more to provide some more wiggle room for loading.

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