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Reclamation to Begin Stabilization Project Near Cascade Dam

Media Contact: Annette Ross, (208) 378-5322, 09/29/2014 14:05
Brent Jensen, jbjensen@usbr.gov

For Release: September 29, 2014

CASCADE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will perform shoreline stabilization near the Cascade Dam intake structure beginning October 6 through November 13. The work will impact about 500 feet of shoreline located south of the outlet works intake at the dam. This area will be closed to the public during this period. Cascade Dam is located in Valley County on the North Fork of the Payette River, about one-half mile northwest of Cascade and about 79 miles north of Boise.

The shoreline upstream from the Cascade Dam intake structure is eroding, forming vertical cliffs and plugging the intake with sand and gravel. The shoreline stabilization will stop the erosion from progressing and will protect a portion of the Ridgeview Campground Loop Road at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Dam Road which is also affected by the erosion. Stabilization of the bank will also improve the water quality of the reservoir by reducing sediment runoff into Lake Cascade.

"During this time of year, the reservoir is lower and we recognized this as the best opportunity for the rehabilitation work," said Brent Jensen, Powerplant Maintenance Supervisor II. "We are asking the public to please stay away from the construction site as large equipment will be working in the area and a dump truck will be moving riprap material from the Crown Point Quarry to the site."

Cascade Dam was constructed in 1948 and serves as a multipurpose facility, providing water for irrigation, hydropower, recreation and flood control.

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