locally released norepinephrine binds to alpha 1 receptors in arterioles to restrict blood flow and generally to increase blood pressure.
Friday (9/9). Spillway gates will be opened at 10 a.m. Monday (9/12) to release 1,000 cubic feet per second through the spillway, which runs from the lake to the Lackawaxen River. The release rate will be increased gradually to 2,000 cubic feet per second, and held at that level.
âWe have a good return of spring chinook this year and fishing conditions are excellent,â said Todd Alsbury, fish biologist for ODFWâs North Willamette Watershed District. Alsbury said an estimated 6,500 spring chinook are expected to return to the Sandy River basin this year. Of the total, approximately 4,000 are hatchery fish, identified by clipped adipose fins, and are available for harvest. Wild fish must be immediately released unharmed under state fishing regulations.