News Release Archive

Boise River Flows Increasing

Media Contact: David Walsh, (208) 378-5026, 06/07/2010 21:49
Brian Sauer

For Release: June 07, 2010

The Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue to increase the stream flows on the Boise River as part of flood control releases that began on June 7.

Flows from Lucky Peak Dam will increase by about 1,000 cubic feet per second on June 7 and continue to increase by 1000 cfs per day until Tuesday June 8, when the flows through Boise will be near 2600 cfs at the Glenwood Bridge. Flows could potentially increase again if the system's inflows continue to be well above normal. With the recent wet storm systems that have been moving through the Boise River basin, this has resulted in the need for further reservoir releases.

The public should be aware of the danger associated with these increased flows. The water is deep, velocities are high, and water temperatures are near 45 degrees. Extreme caution should be used when near the river banks.

Current water storage in Boise River reservoirs is about 91 percent of capacity. A full supply of water for irrigation is anticipated.

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