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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Phoenix wants diesel tax to fix truck damage ... 'Storm' was not very wet for Rogue Valley, but did dampen fire threat ... Calling out the troops ... Phoenix wants diesel tax to fix truck damage ... 'Storm' was not very wet for Rogue Valley, but did dampen fire threat ... Calling out the troops ... SINCE YOU ASKED Since You Asked: Cole Rivers steelhead not in hot water like those on the Umpqua MailTribune.com Writer Posted Aug. 27, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Aug. 27, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> I see that the drought on the North Umpqua River caused a die-off of most if not all of the summer steelhead being grown for release at Rock Creek Hatchery. I'm worried that the same thing could happen at Cole Rivers Hatchery on the Rogue. Are our steelhead as susceptible as the Umpqua steelhead? — D.D., Medford Seeing 150,000 steelhead smolts die because of all-too-warm water in the Rock Creek Hatchery certainly has raised a lot of eyebrows among anglers across Oregon worried that the drought could hurt their home waters, D.D. The Rogue River's summer and winter steelhead now rearing at Cole Rivers Hatchery aren't as vulnerable to a hot bath as the ones on the Umpqua, where water flowing into Rock Creek Hatchery eclipsed 71 degrees — the highest ever recorded there — and triggered diseases that killed many of the juveniles. "We're still looking pretty good, with water around 55 degrees," Cole Rivers Manager David Pease says. "We're certainly in pretty good shape compared to some of the other hatcheries." The key is the water source, Pease says. At Rock Creek, the water is taken directly from the North Umpqua, which was flowing very low and hot this summer. At Cole Rivers, the intake is between Lost Creek Dam and the hatchery, which sits less than a mile downstream, Pease says. That way, they get the same quality water that's released from Lost Creek Lake to the upper Rogue, and that's pretty consistently in the mid-50s at this time of year because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can draw from any of a dozen ports to get optimal release temperatures, Pease says. The hatchery does have a warm-water line used to accelerate the growth of some steelhead, and that water is sucked off the lake surface, Pease says. However, the reservoir already has dropped beneath that warm-water port, so that option isn't available now, he says. "So, we're fine," Pease says. "But that's not to say it couldn't happen." Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected]. We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Aug. 27, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501