Boulder City, Nev. — The Bureau of Reclamation announced today it will reduce water releases from Davis Dam Dec. 14-16 and again Dec. 20-22.
Releases at the dam will slow to approximately 2,200 cubic feet per second from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. MST. During this time, the water levels below Davis Dam will drop, exposing the banks of the river channel. Access to the Colorado River below the dam will be limited and river users should exercise extra caution as lower than normal river flows may expose or create natural hazards such as sandbars, gravel bars, and unstable riverbanks. Floating or submerged debris or other unfamiliar obstacles may also pose potential hazards.
The reduced flows along the river reach below Davis Dam support a request from the cities of Laughlin, Nevada, and Bullhead City, Arizona, as part of an ongoing caddisfly abatement study being conducted to combat the nuisance species (caddisfly) that negatively impacts businesses and visitors to the area. The experiments are designed to maximize benefits to Colorado River communities, while taking into consideration water delivery requirements and impacts to hydropower production and local recreation.
Planned operations may change depending on operational or environmental conditions. Daily and hourly information on releases from Reclamation's Colorado River dams is available on Reclamation's web site, at: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html.
Davis Dam and Parker Dam projected water release schedules are available on Reclamation’s website at: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/DavisParkerSchedules.pdf.
If you have any questions regarding reservoir releases, please contact the Lower Colorado Basin River Operations Control Center at 702-293-8373 or BCOOwaterops@usbr.gov.
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