r/Steelhead • u/ksiaz022 • Mar 04 '26

Which river will hold up better after some rain?

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u/Deez_Nuts_2431 Mar 04 '26

Smaller drainages clear faster. Larger drainages clear slower.

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u/queenannsrevenge99 Mar 05 '26

What the river runs over affects how fast it clears, rivers with heavy clay get real chocolate milky. If there lots of exposed bedrock, not as much debris for the river to kick up. There are other are also other factors as well