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Boise River flows decreasing an additional 2,000 cfs over the next 4 days to approximately 4,900 cfs
Media Contact:
Gina Baltrusch, (509) 527-7018, 06/15/2017 17:33
Annette Ross, aross@usbr.gov
For Release: June 15, 2017
BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will decrease flow from Lucky Peak Dam by 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) each day Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, June 16 through June 19, at 8 am.
Flows in the city of Boise as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge will decrease to approximately 4,900 cfs by Monday afternoon.
The decrease in discharges from Lucky Peak is a result of a decreasing trend in inflows to the Boise system and adequate space in the reservoir system to store the remaining runoff.
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 4,900 cfs would drop the river to levels not seen since late February.
Boise River reservoirs are at approximately 95 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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