7 Jun 2022

22-040 Dworshak Dam Transitioning to Final Fill as Snowpack Melts

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam is currently releasing approximately 9,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) and will continue to fill over the next 13 days. Releases are expected to increase to approximately 12,200 cfs starting the evening of June 9. Operations at Dworshak will change the height of the Clearwater River downstream of the dam by less than a foot, gradually, across a one-day period.

7 Jun 2022

22-039 Boise River flows increase June 9 to support salmon migration and with late snow, Lucky Peak will now fill in time for Father’s Day Weekend

BOISE, Idaho – Cool conditions, a slow melt of remaining snowpack, and several precipitation events have added significant water to the Boise River basin allowing Lucky Peak to begin filling to normal full pool (3,055 feet above mean sea level) and the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin increasing flows downstream of Lucky Peak Dam to provide additional water for salmon migration in the lower Snake and Columbia rivers.