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  • 22-046 Corps stops diverting water as Mill Creek flows recede

    WALLA WALLA, WA – Water Management officials at the Walla Walla District stopped diverting water into Bennington Lake at 5:45 a.m. in response to receding flows coming down Mill Creek. The diverted water will remain in Bennington Lake until Russell Creek and Cottonwood Creek flows recede.

  • 22-045 Corps to minimize flow through town as Mill Creek flows increase due to recent rainfall

    WALLA WALLA, WA – Due to recent heavy rainfall, Mill Creek flows have increased. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District is working to ensure that flows through the City of Walla Walla remain between 1,400 and 1,700 cubic feet per second (cfs).

  • 22-043 Boise River flows to increase to balance remaining space with recent rainfall

    BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation will increase Boise River flows through the City of Boise from approximately 1,250 to 2,750 cubic feet per second (cfs), on Monday, June 13, 2022.

  • Dry Conditions expected in the Boise River system

    BOISE, Idaho – The Boise River basin is expected to have a lower water supply than usual, this year, due to dry basin conditions.

  • 22-023 Dworshak Dam Adjusting Flow for Second Half of the Month

    AHSAHKA, Idaho –Dworshak Dam is currently discharging 9,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) to support local hatchery releases. Discharges will remain steady for the duration of next week before increasing to 14,500 cfs on the morning of the April 21 for regulating outlet functional test. The evening of April 21 the project will gradually start decreasing flows over the following days down to 4,700 cfs to continue filling.

  • 22-020 Dry conditions expected in the Boise River system

    BOISE, Idaho – A lower-than-normal water supply in the Boise River basin is prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to conserve as much water as possible until the beginning of the irrigation season. Therefore, flows from Lucky Peak Dam will continue to be at minimum releases of 220 cubic feet per second (cfs) until the start of irrigation season, which expected to start later in April.

  • 20-023 Corps begins flexible spring spill operations to benefit fish and hydropower

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began implementing its 2020 Fish Operations Plan at the four lower Snake River dams April 3 and at the lower Columbia River dams April 10.

  • 19-028 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to decrease Saturday to 1,700 cfs

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Reservoir managers will decrease Dworshak Dam discharge flows on Saturday, April 6, from the current 5,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 1,700 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials.

  • 18-041 Dworshak decreases outflows; more boat ramps available as reservoir fills

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir were decreased just after midnight today, May 1, 2018, from approximately 7,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 4,700 c.f.s., according to reservoir managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District. The drop in outflows will allow the reservoir to gradually refill with snowmelt runoff, and make more boat ramps accessible as the water rises.