Gila River at Calva (09466500), October 6, 2000
Dominic Oldershaw, Stake 331a
Except for withdrawals of domestic and irrigation water, the
Gila River is unregulated upstream from Calva. In January and February, 1993,
three floods passed through this reach that exceeded 100,000 ft3/s.
Despite these floods, tamarisk has grown considerably, blocking the view of
the river channel from this camera station. Despite the enormous effort at
tamarisk removal and river restoration, the tamarisk has attained a higher
biomass than it had in 1964. The channel has shifted from the right side to
the left side of this view.
