27 Jun 2018

18-066 Dworshak Dam to start testing generator unit 3 on Wednesday June 27; testing may continue through weekend

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharges from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will temporarily fluctuate today, June 27, and likely through the weekend, as contractors conduct a series of tests on hydroelectric generator unit number 3, in preparation to return the unit to service.

24 May 2018

18-052 Dworshak Dam Visitor Center announces summer season hours, tours

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Summer is just around the corner and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will be open daily, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., starting Friday, May 25, of Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Tours of Dworshak Dam will be offered daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tours are limited to 8 people and photo identification is required.

3 Apr 2018

18-031 Dworshak increases flow discharge to 10,000 c.f.s.

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir are being increased today, Feb. 7, 2018, beginning at about midnight, from approximately 8,500 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 10,000 c.f.s. to maintain room in Dworshak Reservoir to meet seasonal flood-risk-management requirements.

13 Mar 2018

18-023 Mountain snowpack affects springtime recreation at Dworshak

AHSAHKA, Idaho - Snowpack and lingering winter weather conditions in the Clearwater River Basin are putting a temporary freeze on some recreational opportunities at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir.

16 Feb 2018

18-016 Dworshak increases flow discharge to 20,000 c.f.s.

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir will be increased today, Feb. 16, 2018, beginning at 11:59 p.m., from approximately 17,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 20,000 c.f.s. to make room in Dworshak Reservoir to meet seasonal flood-risk-management requirements.

27 Jan 2017

17-010 Corps invites public comments on Dworshak Long-Term Nutrient Supplementation Program draft FONSI and Environmental Assessment

AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Corps' proposed “Dworshak Long-Term Nutrient Supplementation Program.” Public comments are being accepted from Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, through Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.

21 Dec 2016

16-091 Dworshak announces Visitor Center holiday schedule

AHSAHKA, Idaho – The Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will be closed Monday, December 26, 2016,and Monday, January 2, 2017. At all other times, the Visitor Center is scheduled to be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

29 Jun 2016

16-046 Corps invites public comments on draft FONSI for Dworshak Access Management Plan EA

AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps), invites public comments on the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Corps’ proposed Dworshak Programmatic Land-based Access Management Plan (Plan).

26 Apr 2016

16-021 Dworshak flows to fluctuate while testing hatchery water systems

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharged from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir will fluctuate Thursday and Friday, April 28-29, as staff conduct testing of the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery’s total dissolve gas (TDG) degassing equipment, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials at the Walla Walla District.

21 Mar 2016

16-011 Dworshak Visitor Center schedule to temporarily change

Dworshak Visitor Center schedule to temporarily change AHSAHKA, Idaho –Dworshak Dam’s Visitor Center will be temporarily closed to accommodate staff-training requirements March 28-April 1 and April 4-5.