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Lees Ferry (Colorado River, Northern Arizona)
Location: Northern Arizona, about a 4-hour drive from Las Vegas, Phoenix, or the San Juan River; about 6 hours from Salt Lake City; and 2 hours from Flagstaff. There is commuter flight service to nearby Page, Arizona.
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throughout the year and supports what is likely the largest wild trout population (last stocked in the 1990s) of any Western river; trout here are counted by the thousands per mile.
Like many tailwaters, Lees Ferry previously supported warmwater fish that can no longer endure the cold water. In the early 1960s, trout as well as algae, aquatic insects, crayfish, and scuds were stocked below the dam. Few insects survived. However, today the aquatic food base consists of scuds, worms, and myriad species of midges. The lack of a more varied food base is likely related to the water temperature, which remains constant through most of the year, and the large volume of crystal-clear water that warms very slowly (1 degree Fahrenheit for every 25 miles) as it travels downstream.
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