The dam's running. Expect stained water and storms later.

The power plant below the dam has been kicking water through this morning, so the lower river is stained and moving faster than usual. Upstream it's still a quiet summer day, water in the high 60s. That's fine for smallmouth. Too warm and too early for salmon. Rain is already around and storms look likely this afternoon, so if you're going, go now and watch the sky.