277:, completed in 1920, is located just above the river's mouth. The river, after flowing over the dam, drops over what is left of Coyote Falls. Lacking fish ladders, Enloe Dam blocks fish passage and completely extirpated anadromous fish migration into the upper reaches of the Similkameen River and its tributaries in Canada. However, Coyote Falls is 20 feet tall thus making it impossible for salmon (who can only jump 12 feet) to migrate further than that point and would never reach the dam.
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365:References
259:river mile
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94:Basin size
65:Washington
336:Princeton
275:Enloe Dam
269:Enloe Dam
263:discharge
201:Princeton
197:East Gate
178:Geography
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