AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharge from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will temporarily increase starting at midnight tonight to make room in the reservoir for flood risk management purposes, US. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials announced today.
Discharge flow will be increased from approximately 14,500 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to 18,000 c.f.s. beginning at midnight tonight and will be maintained until further notice.
Corps officials advise boaters and other persons using waterways both in Dworshak Reservoir and below the dam on the Clearwater River to be alert to changes in water elevation and volume of flow during this time period.
For more information, please call the Public Affairs Office at (509) 527-7020.
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Release no. 11-35