Fish Helps Rafting Industry Cope with Drought
MONDAY, 30 JULY 2007
Endangered fish like the Colorado Pikeminnow, the Razorback Sucker, the Humpback Chub and the Bonytail Sucker are helping the rafting industry along Glenwood Canyon on the Colorado River stay afloat and cope with drought.
For the past years this area of Colorado has been renowned for tubing and rafting, drawing thousands of visitors yearly. However, this year the Shoshone hydroelectric plant was close down for repairs. If not for the fish keeping the water high, the rafting industry would be at risk.
The aforementioned endangered fish are part of a recovery program than needs considerable amounts of water in the Colorado River. Aside from the rafting industry the farmers are also benefiting from the endangered fish high water in the Colorado River, which they use for irrigation.
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