South Fork, November 23rd, 2024
The South Fork Road from the Table Rock Road junction upstream will close to all motorized vehicles on December 15th. This action by Caribou-Targhee National Forest is to avoid disturbance to elk, deer and moose that winter in the area.
There has been some concern about water being diverted by the Idaho Department of Water Resources into the Eagle Rock Canal near Ririe for aquifer recharge purposes. Whether or not this action would dewater the river below is the basis for this concern. The recharge activity has ended and was relatively minor. No other recharge events are scheduled during the upcoming winter when survival conditions are most difficult for hosted salmonids.
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