Hebgen Lake Dam glitch cuts off water to Madison River

Photo courtesy Kelly Galloup

A dramatic plunge in the upper Madison River due to a problem at the Hebgen Lake Dam has stranded some fish and bodes ill for brown trout eggs resting in now exposed gravel.

“It was pretty ugly up there,” said Kelly Galloup, owner of a fly-fishing shop close to the dam.

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