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Alternative	Keswick water temperature	Red Bluff water temperature
1. Long‐term average management	10.5	11.6	13.9	14.6
2. Run of River	12.5	17.3	15.9	20.6
3. Sturgeon‐focused management	12.1	13.1	16.0	16.6
4. Salmon‐focused management	10.6	10.9	13.7	14.2

Alternative	Keswick water temperature	Red Bluff water temperature
1. Long‐term average management	10.5	11.6	13.9	14.6
2. Run of River	12.5	17.3	15.9	20.6
3. Sturgeon‐focused management	12.1	13.1	16.0	16.6
4. Salmon‐focused management	10.6	10.9	13.7	14.2

Table 2.

Constant (average) water temperatures (°C) for each alternative management strategy, by season and location in the Sacramento River below Shasta Dam, California. April–June temperatures relate to Green Sturgeon spawning and egg incubation, and June–October temperatures relate to winter‐run Chinook Salmon critical egg‐to‐fry survival periods and young‐of‐year juvenile rearing periods for Green Sturgeon.

Alternative	Keswick water temperature		Red Bluff water temperature
Alternative	April–June	June–October	April–June	June–October
1. Long‐term average management	10.5	11.6	13.9	14.6
2. Run of River	12.5	17.3	15.9	20.6
3. Sturgeon‐focused management	12.1	13.1	16.0	16.6
4. Salmon‐focused management	10.6	10.9	13.7	14.2

Alternative	Keswick water temperature		Red Bluff water temperature
Alternative	April–June	June–October	April–June	June–October
1. Long‐term average management	10.5	11.6	13.9	14.6
2. Run of River	12.5	17.3	15.9	20.6
3. Sturgeon‐focused management	12.1	13.1	16.0	16.6
4. Salmon‐focused management	10.6	10.9	13.7	14.2

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