29 Apr 2022

22-027 Spillway gate repairs at Lower Monumental Dam closes public dam crossing until May 30

KAHLOTUS, Wash. – Recent routine inspections at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam resulted in an important dam safety discovery, a trunnion on Spillway Gate 3 had friction levels outside of the safe operating range.

27 Apr 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.

25 Apr 2022

22-025 Lower Monumental Dam closes public dam crossing until May 30 to perform spillway maintenance

Kahlotus, Wash. – Officials at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam are closing dam crossings to the public starting today in order to perform spillway maintenance. Public crossing will be closed until May 30.

14 Apr 2022

22-024 Little Goose Dam extends public dam crossing closure to April 22 due to electrical maintenance

Starbuck, Wash. – Officials at Little Goose Lock Dam are extending the dam crossing closure from Monday April 18 to Friday April 22, to perform electrical work on top of the dam.

14 Apr 2022

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.

11 Apr 2022

22-022 Dworshak Dam is looking for volunteers

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as volunteers for the summer season. There are two types of positions open: Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance Volunteers at Dworshak Visitor Center and Dent Acres Campground, and Fee Collection/Customer Service Volunteers at Dent Acres.

8 Apr 2022

22-021 Dworshak Dam discharge to increase to support hatchery releases

AHSAHKA, Idaho –Dworshak Dam is currently discharging 7,100 cubic feet per second (cfs). Discharges will remain steady for the next week before increasing to 9,500 cfs to support local hatchery releases. Discharge for the remainder of the month, after hatchery releases are concluded, is expected to be in the approximate range of 8,000 to 10,500 cfs.

6 Apr 2022

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.