New research identifies abundant endangered fish below waterfall in San Juan River
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 15:32
in Earth & Climate
A new study provides insight into the magnitude of the effect this waterfall has on endangered fishes in the San Juan River. From 2015-2017 more than 1,000 razorback sucker and dozens of Colorado pikeminnow were detected downstream of the waterfall. Some fish moved to this location from up to 600 miles away in the Colorado River.