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Boise River Flows Increasing by 500 cfs to 8,800 cfs
Media Contact:
Joe Saxon, (509) 527-7015, 06/01/2017 11:24
Annette Ross, aross@usbr.gov
For Release: June 01, 2017
BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase flows from Lucky Peak Dam today, June 1, 2017, at 11 am.
Flows through the city of Boise will increase 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) this afternoon to a flow of approximately 8,800 cfs at the Glenwood Bridge gauge. This increase is due to warm temperatures and an accelerated melting of the snowpack. Current streamflow forecasts indicate that inflows will be increasing significantly requiring an increase in discharges from the reservoir system. Further increases could be necessary over the next week during this active snowmelt period.
A flow rate of 7,000 cfs is considered flood-stage level at the Glenwood Bridge gauge on the Boise River. The flow rate of 8,800 cfs is similar to the flows that occurred during the first week of May.
Residents of flood-prone areas in and near Ada County are encouraged to keep informed of changing river, stream, and weather conditions on the National Weather Service, Boise Office website at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/boi/. The site offers flow data, weather forecasts, and flood alerts. Follow flood-response instructions issued by your local emergency management agency http://www.adacounty.id.gov/flood, and tune-in to local radio and television news stations. Ada County residents can sign up for CodeRED emergency alerts at https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/BF01DC4DD213, or download the CodeRED mobile app from your mobile device’s app store. Boise River reservoirs are at approximately 81 percent of capacity. More flow increases are possible in the coming weeks, depending on weather conditions.
For real-time Boise River flows at Reclamation facilities in the Pacific Northwest Region, visit http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/rtindex/boise.html.
The Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation operate three dams on the Boise River as a system to manage flood control and irrigation storage needs — Lucky Peak Dam, Arrowrock Dam and Anderson Ranch Dam. Storage capacity provided by Reclamation’s Arrowrock and Anderson Ranch dams, and the Corps’ Lucky Peak Dam, combined with well-planned water releases, help manage Boise River flows through the city of Boise.
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