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Washington tailwaters

The river below a dam. Releases, not weather, decide the flow, and cold water drawn from depth keeps trout alive far south of where they could otherwise live.

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2 tailwaters in Washington

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Spokane RiverWASPOKANE RIVER BELOW NINE MILE DAM AT SPOKANE, WA2,200 cfsn/an/a→ steady1none yet
Sultan RiverWASULTAN RIVER BELOW DIVERSION DAM NEAR SULTAN, WA156 cfsn/a46.6 F→ steady0none yet

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