BC Hydro To Increase Puntledge River Flows To Help With Fish Migration

BC Hydro will be increasing flows on the Puntledge River system to help with fish migration.

Chinook salmon are starting to migrate up the Puntledge, which includes adult salmon moving through the 6 km stretch of river from the generating station to the Puntledge River diversion dam, then through the fish ladder at the dam, and ultimately migrating past the Comox Dam into the reservoir.

To assist their migration, there will be five, two-day higher flow releases below the diversion dam, starting today and tomorrow, and then taking place each Tuesday and Wednesday until July 17th.

There will be public safety advisories in place in the Barber’s Hole, Nymph Falls, and Stotan Falls areas of the river, from the diversion dam to the powerhouse.