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Jackson Lake Dam Operations Meeting Set for May 19
Media Contact:
Kelly Bridges , (208) 378-5101, kbridges@usbr.gov
Mike Beus, mbeus@usbr.gov
For Release: May 03, 2016
HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will present streamflow forecasts and projected reservoir operations for Jackson Lake Dam and other Snake River reservoirs at a meeting on May 19. The meeting will be held at the Antler Inn Conference Room, 43 West Pearl Street, Jackson, Wyoming, beginning at 6 p.m.
The Snake River at Heise forecast is 99 percent of average and the current storage in Jackson is at 73 percent of capacity. The lake is expected to fill in June, with moderate demand for storage releases over the summer. With the current snowpack, there may be a potential for flooding downstream due to tributary inflows. Flood operations are determined by a forecast coordinated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Snake River above Heise, Idaho.
The meeting facility is accessible to people with disabilities. Contact Margee Bibbey at (208) 678-0461, ext. 30, TTY 711, to request sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired or other auxiliary aids.
Current river and reservoir data are available at http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/uppersnake/. For information about other Reclamation programs visit http://www.usbr.gov/pn/snakeriver/index.html.
Jackson Lake Dam is located on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park near Moran, Wyoming. The dam is part of the Minidoka Project and was constructed in 1911. In 1989 parts of the dam were replaced under the authority of Reclamation's Safety of Dams Act.
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