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Boise River flows decreasing an additional 1,000 cfs to approximately 7,250 cfs
Media Contact:
Gina Baltrusch, 509) 527-7018, gina.c.baltrusch@usace.army.mil
Annette Ross, aross@usbr.gov
For Release: June 13, 2017
BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will decrease flow from Lucky Peak Dam by 1,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
Lucky Peak discharges will decrease 500 cfs at 8 am and an additional 500 cfs at 10 am, June 14. Flows in the city of Boise as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge will decrease to about 7,250 cfs by Wednesday afternoon.
The decrease in discharges from Lucky Peak is a result of a decreasing trend in the forecasted inflows to the Boise system. The snowpack in the Boise basin is being depleted, and the current inflow forecast indicates that there is enough space available in the reservoir system to store the runoff. Further adjustments in flows could be necessary over the next week during this dynamic seasonal 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 7,250 cfs would be the lowest level on the Boise River since early March.
Boise River reservoirs are at approximately 96 percent of capacity.
Residents of flood-prone areas in and near the greater-Boise area 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.
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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