2016: A river of joy and sorrow in Dolores

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2016: A river of joy and sorrow in Dolores

The McPhee Trail was finished this summer with views of the reservoir that includes boats on the lake.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal

A raft negotiates Snaggletooth Rapid during a much celebrated rafting release in June.
A couple of hundred fish died over the winter in the ponds at McPhee Reservoir.
The Sage Hen Fire burned by McPhee Reservoir starting June 18 this past summer.
The Bureau of Reclamation contracted to direct water into the inlet for the ponds that prevent mud flats along McPhee Reservoir.
The two ponds that were built to help prevent mud flat when McPhee Reservior is low have about 300 dead fish after the winter ice melted this year.
Harvey Baker places a tag on a boat at McPhee Reservior after making sure it is drained to prevent invasive species. McPhee will be closed earlier and open later to try and keep the mussels out.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal

Boater Kate Thompson gives Durango passengers a ride in a dory on the Lower Dolores River during the 2016 whitewater release,

2016: A river of joy and sorrow in Dolores

The McPhee Trail was finished this summer with views of the reservoir that includes boats on the lake.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal

A raft negotiates Snaggletooth Rapid during a much celebrated rafting release in June.
A couple of hundred fish died over the winter in the ponds at McPhee Reservoir.
The Sage Hen Fire burned by McPhee Reservoir starting June 18 this past summer.
The Bureau of Reclamation contracted to direct water into the inlet for the ponds that prevent mud flats along McPhee Reservoir.
The two ponds that were built to help prevent mud flat when McPhee Reservior is low have about 300 dead fish after the winter ice melted this year.
Harvey Baker places a tag on a boat at McPhee Reservior after making sure it is drained to prevent invasive species. McPhee will be closed earlier and open later to try and keep the mussels out.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal

Boater Kate Thompson gives Durango passengers a ride in a dory on the Lower Dolores River during the 2016 whitewater release,